> > I'd be in favour of creating whole sets of backwards-compatibility GUC's > > whenever we break backwards compatibility. > > > > eg. > > use_72_compat = yes > > use_73_compat = yes > > That sounds like a recipe for a maintenance nightmare to me.
We only have to keep them for one major version, say. eg. 7.3 release would remove the 71_compat option... Chris ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
