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From: Bruce Momjian on 5 Feb 2010 11:56
Josh Berkus wrote:
>
> >> My problem with this whole idea is that it seems to be very MySQL-specific.
> >> Why aren't we providing help for users migrating from Oracle, Sybase,
> >> Informix, Ingres, DB2, SQLServer and Firebird, to name but a few? And if we
> >> turn all those on by default, we'll have a pretty horrible banner when
> >> starting psql.
>
> We should do all of those. However, we have to start somewhere.
>
> Therefore, I like the idea of having a switch, like:
> \advice mysql
> \advice db2
> etc.
>
> ALSO, I'll point out that a page in our official documentation with
> extensive docs on commands and migration issues would be far more
> helpful than any amount of psql messages. Just sayin'.

I don't think we came to any firm conclusion in this thread, so I have
added a TODO item:

Add option to print advice for people familiar with other databases

* http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2010-01/msg01845.php

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