Re: Is it worth adding Assert(false) for iso-8859-1 paths in print_path()? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: Is it worth adding Assert(false) for iso-8859-1 paths in print_path()?
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Msg-id 202309281341.o6n3nglxq2rx@alvherre.pgsql
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In response to Is it worth adding Assert(false) for iso-8859-1 paths in print_path()?  (David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com>)
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On 2023-Sep-29, David Rowley wrote:

> In [1] Andrey highlighted that I'd forgotten to add print_path()
> handling for TidRangePaths in bb437f995.
> 
> I know the OPTIMIZER_DEBUG code isn't exactly well used.  I never
> personally use it and I work quite a bit in the planner, however, if
> we're keeping it, I thought maybe we might get the memo of missing
> paths a bit sooner if we add an Assert(false) in the default cases.
> 
> Is the attached worthwhile?

Hmm, if we had a buildfarm animal with OPTIMIZER_DEBUG turned on, then I
agree it would catch the omission quickly.

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