Possibly, to merge the two programs. I'm intending to put some time into the append and seperating globals items, but I don't think I have the time to merge the apps given Tom's concerns and some further investigation.
Regards, Dave. Bruce Momjian wrote: > Is there a TODO here? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Dave Page wrote: >> Dave Page wrote: >>>> I don't object to it in principle, but I think a bit more thought is >>>> needed as to what's the goal. A stupid "append" option would be enough >>>> for pg_dumpall's current capabilities (ie, text output only) --- but is >>>> it reasonable to consider generalizing -Fc and -Ft modes to deal with >>>> multiple databases, and if so how would that need to change pg_dump's >>>> API? (I'm not at all sure this is feasible, but let's think about it >>>> before plastering warts onto pg_dump, not after.) >>> Hmm, OK. I'll need to have a good look at the code before I can even >>> think about commenting on that, which will have to wait until after I've >>> finished bundling releases. >> And having done so, I agree that it's not really feasible without >> significant effort to allow each archive format to be closed and >> re-opened between multiple instances of pg_dump and pg_dumpall, as well >> as to allow them to support multiple databases and global objects >> (though they can effectively live in the default DB of course) within a >> single archive. I'm fairly certain it would be easier to merge the two >> programs as originally suggested, though that does indeed look trickier >> (and more dangerous) than I originally envisaged. >> >> How about adding the append option, but leaving it undocumented. That >> way if anyone gets the itch to do a full rewrite in the future we >> haven't necessarily got to continue to support an option we no longer want? >> >> Regards, Dave. >> >> >> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >> TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at >> >> http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
