Re: GUC names in messages - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: GUC names in messages
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Msg-id 119066.1699368815@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: GUC names in messages  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org>)
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org> writes:
> On 2023-Nov-01, Nathan Bossart wrote:
>> +1, IMHO quoting GUC names makes it abundantly clear that they are special
>> identifiers.  In de4d456, we quoted the role names in a bunch of messages.
>> We didn't quote the attribute/option names, but those are in all-caps, so
>> they already stand out nicely.

> I like this, and I propose we codify it in the message style guide.  How
> about this?  We can start looking at code changes to make once we decide
> we agree with this.

WFM.

            regards, tom lane



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