Re: [HACKERS] Notices for redundant operations

2003-09-10 Thread Peter Eisentraut
I wrote: > I found a few notices and warnings that inform you that the command you > are executing has no effect because the object is already in the state you > want it. I think these are useless, and there is also some inconsistency. > Does someone want to defend keeping them? I take it that p

Re: [HACKERS] Notices for redundant operations

2003-09-07 Thread Alvaro Herrera
On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 06:36:47PM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Robert Treat writes: > > > Hmm... the counter state seems to be that now these commands would tell you > > they are doing something even though they are arn't really doing anything: > > Commands are defined in terms of their resu

Re: [HACKERS] Notices for redundant operations

2003-09-07 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Robert Treat writes: > Hmm... the counter state seems to be that now these commands would tell you > they are doing something even though they are arn't really doing anything: Commands are defined in terms of their results, not in terms of their actions, and certainly not in terms of the amount o

Re: [HACKERS] Notices for redundant operations

2003-09-06 Thread Robert Treat
On Saturday 06 September 2003 07:25, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Alvaro Herrera writes: > > If people doesn't receive any message regarding the command they > > executed, they will execute it again, and again, and they will > > eventually wonder what's wrong and start investigating why "nothing is >

Re: [HACKERS] Notices for redundant operations

2003-09-06 Thread Mendola Gaetano
"Tom Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I found a few notices and warnings that inform you that the command you > > are executing has no effect because the object is already in the state you > > want it. I think these are useless, and there is also

Re: [HACKERS] Notices for redundant operations

2003-09-06 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Alvaro Herrera writes: > If people doesn't receive any message regarding the command they > executed, they will execute it again, and again, and they will > eventually wonder what's wrong and start investigating why "nothing is > happening". That is not the case here. The commands still generate

Re: [HACKERS] Notices for redundant operations

2003-09-05 Thread Tom Lane
Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I found a few notices and warnings that inform you that the command you > are executing has no effect because the object is already in the state you > want it. I think these are useless, and there is also some inconsistency. > Does someone want to def

Re: [HACKERS] Notices for redundant operations

2003-09-05 Thread Alvaro Herrera
On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 12:47:21AM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > I found a few notices and warnings that inform you that the command you > are executing has no effect because the object is already in the state you > want it. I think these are useless, and there is also some inconsistency. > Doe

[HACKERS] Notices for redundant operations

2003-09-05 Thread Peter Eisentraut
I found a few notices and warnings that inform you that the command you are executing has no effect because the object is already in the state you want it. I think these are useless, and there is also some inconsistency. Does someone want to defend keeping them? => alter table test set without oi