On 01-12-2016 23:02, Michael Paquier wrote: >>> Should we also: >>> >>> - rename pg_switch_xlog and friends to pg_switch_wal? >>> - rename pg_recievexlog to pg_revievewal (and others in bin/)? >>> - rename pg_xlogdump to pg_waldump? >> >> I think yes to all. > +1.
> I was hesitant to propose that, but if there is a will do move > everything... Documentation would point to different pages if the > utilities are renamed, so that's not helpful when comparing features > across major releases... We may want to keep those files with their > historical names. > It seems confusing if we rename the tool but not the documentation file name. Let's put a blinking message in the release notes saying 'tool X was renamed to tool Y'. The only thing we should do is add on each tool page something like: pg_waldump (formerly called pg_xlogdump) ... >>> - if we do rename, should we keep aliases for functions and symlinks for >>> tools? >> >> I think no. > +1. If the packager wants to do those aliases, it is up to him/her. > =# select proname from pg_proc where proname ~ 'xlog'; > proname > --------------------------------- > pg_current_xlog_location > pg_current_xlog_insert_location > pg_current_xlog_flush_location > pg_xlogfile_name_offset > pg_xlogfile_name > pg_xlog_location_diff > pg_last_xlog_receive_location > pg_last_xlog_replay_location > pg_is_xlog_replay_paused > pg_switch_xlog > pg_xlog_replay_pause > pg_xlog_replay_resume > (12 rows) > In those cases, let's keep the functions as wrappers and undocumented. In a few releases, we could remove them without breaking softwares that rely on them. -- Euler Taveira Timbira - http://www.timbira.com.br/ PostgreSQL: Consultoria, Desenvolvimento, Suporte 24x7 e Treinamento -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
