Re: the dbname option disappeared

4 Jan 2013

      passwd was removed for security reasons.

dbfarm & dbname were unified to dbpath to facility multifarm functionality.

We try to stay consistent and keep look&fell, but not it this means security holes or blocking progress.

Stefan

----- Original Message -----
...
I have to agree that these slightly often changes in the command line
options are confusing for the users and not really obvious what
purpose
they serve (another example was the removal of the passwd option).
I agree that are minor things, but a consistency on the command line
interface would have been desirable, or at least keep backwards
compatibility.
that's just my thoughts.
lefteris
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Stefan de Konink 
wrote:
...
On 01/04/13 12:58, Stefan Manegold wrote:
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Changes are documented --- cf. `mserver5 --help`, `man mserver5`,
`cat monetdb5/ChangeLog.Feb2013` --- and we expect that users
upgrading to a new feature release do read release notes (incl.
change logs) and can update their systems around MonetDB
accordingly.
Usage: ./mserver5 [options] [scripts]
    --dbpath=<directory>      Specify database location
vs
Usage: /opt/monetdb-augustus/bin/mserver5 [options] [scripts]
    --dbname=  Specify database name
    --dbfarm=<directory>      Specify database location
It would have been nice if the dbname and or dbfarm options were
used,
the user was proactively informed about the deprecation. I don't
see why
all in a rush a commandline argument had to be changed -- what does
it fix?
Also the commit message is wrong (dbpath => dbfarm):
http://dev.monetdb.org/hg/MonetDB?cmd=changeset;node=6ce49316d14f
Stefan
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