expanded \df+ display broken in beta4 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

not sure exactly when this was changed, but expanded display of \df+
output is broken in beta4. compare:


[postgres@localhost data]$ /usr/local/pgsql-8.1.x/bin/psql -p 5481
template1
Welcome to psql 8.1beta4, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type:  \copyright for distribution terms      \h for help with SQL commands      \? for help with psql commands      \g
orterminate with semicolon to execute query      \q to quit
 

template1=# \df+ area                                                  List of functions  Schema   | Name | Result data
type| Argument data types |  Owner   |
 
Language | Source code |      Description      

------------+------+------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-------------+-----------------------pg_catalog
|area | double precision | box                 | postgres |
 
internal | box_area    | box areapg_catalog | area | double precision | circle              | postgres |
internal | circle_area | area of circlepg_catalog | area | double precision | path                | postgres |
internal | path_area   | area of a closed path
(3 rows)

template1=# \x 
Expanded display is on.
template1=# \df+ area                                                  List of functions  Schema   | Name | Result data
type| Argument data types |  Owner   |
 
Language | Source code |      Description      

------------+------+------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-------------+-----------------------pg_catalog
|area | double precision | box                 | postgres |
 
internal | box_area    | box areapg_catalog | area | double precision | circle              | postgres |
internal | circle_area | area of circlepg_catalog | area | double precision | path                | postgres |
internal | path_area   | area of a closed path


[postgres@localhost data]$ /usr/local/pgsql-8.0.x/bin/psql -p 5481
template1
Welcome to psql 8.0.4, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type:  \copyright for distribution terms      \h for help with SQL commands      \? for help with psql commands      \g
orterminate with semicolon to execute query      \q to quit
 

template1=# \df+ area                                                  List of functions  Schema   | Name | Result data
type| Argument data types |  Owner   |
 
Language | Source code |      Description      

------------+------+------------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-------------+-----------------------pg_catalog
|area | double precision | box                 | postgres |
 
internal | box_area    | box areapg_catalog | area | double precision | circle              | postgres |
internal | circle_area | area of circlepg_catalog | area | double precision | path                | postgres |
internal | path_area   | area of a closed path
(3 rows)

template1=# \x
Expanded display is on.
template1=# \df+ area
List of functions
-[ RECORD 1 ]-------+----------------------
Schema              | pg_catalog
Name                | area
Result data type    | double precision
Argument data types | box
Owner               | postgres
Language            | internal
Source code         | box_area
Description         | box area
-[ RECORD 2 ]-------+----------------------
Schema              | pg_catalog
Name                | area
Result data type    | double precision
Argument data types | circle
Owner               | postgres
Language            | internal
Source code         | circle_area
Description         | area of circle
-[ RECORD 3 ]-------+----------------------
Schema              | pg_catalog
Name                | area
Result data type    | double precision
Argument data types | path
Owner               | postgres
Language            | internal
Source code         | path_area
Description         | area of a closed path

template1=# 


certainly the second is much more legible... this is on... FC3 in case
it matters. 


Robert Treat
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