The -X option in pg_dump was supposed to be a workaround for the lack of

portable long options.  But we have had portable long options for a long
time now, so this is obsolete.  Now people have added options which *only*
work with -X but not as regular long option, so I'm putting a stop to this:
-X is deprecated; it still works, but it has been removed from the
documentation, and please don't add more of them.

doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml

-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml,v 1.58 2006/09/16 00:30:14 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml,v 1.59 2006/10/07 20:59:03 petere Exp $ -->
 
  <chapter id="performance-tips">
   <title>Performance Tips</title>
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ SELECT * FROM x, y, a, b, c WHERE something AND somethingelse;
      <footnote>
       <para>
        You can get the effect of disabling foreign keys by using
-       the <option>-X disable-triggers</> option &mdash; but realize that
+       the <option>--disable-triggers</> option &mdash; but realize that
        that eliminates, rather than just postponing, foreign key
        validation, and so it is possible to insert bad data if you use it.
       </para>

doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml

 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.88 2006/09/16 00:30:19 momjian Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.89 2006/10/07 20:59:04 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>-X disable-dollar-quoting</></term>
       <term><option>--disable-dollar-quoting</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
@@ -535,7 +534,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
     </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>-X disable-triggers</></term>
       <term><option>--disable-triggers</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
@@ -563,7 +561,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>-X use-set-session-authorization</></term>
       <term><option>--use-set-session-authorization</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>

doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml

 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml,v 1.57 2006/09/16 00:30:19 momjian Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml,v 1.58 2006/10/07 20:59:04 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>-X disable-dollar-quoting</></term>
       <term><option>--disable-dollar-quoting</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
@@ -252,7 +251,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
     </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>-X disable-triggers</></term>
       <term><option>--disable-triggers</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
@@ -274,7 +272,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>-X use-set-session-authorization</></term>
       <term><option>--use-set-session-authorization</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>

doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml

-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml,v 1.61 2006/09/16 00:30:19 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml,v 1.62 2006/10/07 20:59:04 petere Exp $ -->
 
 <refentry id="APP-PGRESTORE">
  <refmeta>
@@ -361,7 +361,6 @@
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>-X disable-triggers</></term>
       <term><option>--disable-triggers</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
@@ -384,7 +383,6 @@
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>-X use-set-session-authorization</option></term>
       <term><option>--use-set-session-authorization</option></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
@@ -398,7 +396,7 @@
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>-X no-data-for-failed-tables</></term>
+      <term><option>--no-data-for-failed-tables</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
        By default, table data objects are restored even if the

doc/src/sgml/release.sgml

-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.464 2006/10/07 03:32:28 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.465 2006/10/07 20:59:03 petere Exp $ -->
 <!--
 
 Typical markup:
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Add <link linkend="APP-PGRESTORE"><application>pg_restore</></link>
-        <literal>-X no-data-for-failed-tables</> option to suppress
+        <literal>--no-data-for-failed-tables</> option to suppress
         loading data if table creation failed (the table already
         exists) (Martin Pitt)
        </para>

src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  *	by PostgreSQL
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c,v 1.451 2006/10/06 17:14:00 petere Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c,v 1.452 2006/10/07 20:59:04 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{"version", no_argument, NULL, 'V'},
 
 		/*
-		 * the following options don't have an equivalent short option letter,
-		 * but are available as '-X long-name'
+		 * the following options don't have an equivalent short option letter
 		 */
 		{"disable-dollar-quoting", no_argument, &disable_dollar_quoting, 1},
 		{"disable-triggers", no_argument, &disable_triggers, 1},
@@ -432,14 +431,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				aclsSkip = true;
 				break;
 
-				/*
-				 * Option letters were getting scarce, so I invented this new
-				 * scheme: '-X feature' turns on some feature. Compare to the
-				 * -f option in GCC.  You should also add an equivalent
-				 * GNU-style option --feature.	Features that require
-				 * arguments should use '-X feature=foo'.
-				 */
 			case 'X':
+				/* -X is a deprecated alternative to long options */
 				if (strcmp(optarg, "disable-dollar-quoting") == 0)
 					disable_dollar_quoting = 1;
 				else if (strcmp(optarg, "disable-triggers") == 0)
@@ -459,9 +452,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			case 'Z':			/* Compression Level */
 				compressLevel = atoi(optarg);
 				break;
-				/* This covers the long options equivalent to -X xxx. */
 
 			case 0:
+				/* This covers the long options equivalent to -X xxx. */
 				break;
 
 			default:
@@ -908,11 +901,9 @@ help(const char *progname)
 	printf(_("  -t, --table=TABLE           dump the named table only\n"));
 	printf(_("  -T, --exclude-table=TABLE   do NOT dump the named table\n"));
 	printf(_("  -x, --no-privileges         do not dump privileges (grant/revoke)\n"));
-	printf(_("  -X disable-dollar-quoting, --disable-dollar-quoting\n"
-			 "                              disable dollar quoting, use SQL standard quoting\n"));
-	printf(_("  -X disable-triggers, --disable-triggers\n"
-			 "                              disable triggers during data-only restore\n"));
-	printf(_("  -X use-set-session-authorization, --use-set-session-authorization\n"
+	printf(_("  --disable-dollar-quoting    disable dollar quoting, use SQL standard quoting\n"));
+	printf(_("  --disable-triggers          disable triggers during data-only restore\n"));
+	printf(_("  --use-set-session-authorization\n"
 			 "                              use SESSION AUTHORIZATION commands instead of\n"
 			 "                              OWNER TO commands\n"));
 

src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c,v 1.83 2006/10/04 00:30:05 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c,v 1.84 2006/10/07 20:59:05 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ static bool skip_acls = false;
 static bool verbose = false;
 static bool ignoreVersion = false;
 
-/* flags for -X long options */
 static int	disable_dollar_quoting = 0;
 static int	disable_triggers = 0;
 static int	use_setsessauth = 0;
@@ -107,8 +106,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"no-acl", no_argument, NULL, 'x'},
 
 		/*
-		 * the following options don't have an equivalent short option letter,
-		 * but are available as '-X long-name'
+		 * the following options don't have an equivalent short option letter
 		 */
 		{"disable-dollar-quoting", no_argument, &disable_dollar_quoting, 1},
 		{"disable-triggers", no_argument, &disable_triggers, 1},
@@ -255,10 +253,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				break;
 
 			case 'X':
+				/* -X is a deprecated alternative to long options */
 				if (strcmp(optarg, "disable-dollar-quoting") == 0)
-					appendPQExpBuffer(pgdumpopts, " -X disable-dollar-quoting");
+					appendPQExpBuffer(pgdumpopts, " --disable-dollar-quoting");
 				else if (strcmp(optarg, "disable-triggers") == 0)
-					appendPQExpBuffer(pgdumpopts, " -X disable-triggers");
+					appendPQExpBuffer(pgdumpopts, " --disable-triggers");
 				else if (strcmp(optarg, "use-set-session-authorization") == 0)
 					 /* no-op, still allowed for compatibility */ ;
 				else
@@ -282,11 +281,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Add long options to the pg_dump argument list */
 	if (disable_dollar_quoting)
-		appendPQExpBuffer(pgdumpopts, " -X disable-dollar-quoting");
+		appendPQExpBuffer(pgdumpopts, " --disable-dollar-quoting");
 	if (disable_triggers)
-		appendPQExpBuffer(pgdumpopts, " -X disable-triggers");
+		appendPQExpBuffer(pgdumpopts, " --disable-triggers");
 	if (use_setsessauth)
-		appendPQExpBuffer(pgdumpopts, " -X use-set-session-authorization");
+		appendPQExpBuffer(pgdumpopts, " --use-set-session-authorization");
 
 	if (optind < argc)
 	{
@@ -388,11 +387,10 @@ help(void)
 	printf(_("  -s, --schema-only        dump only the schema, no data\n"));
 	printf(_("  -S, --superuser=NAME     specify the superuser user name to use in the dump\n"));
 	printf(_("  -x, --no-privileges      do not dump privileges (grant/revoke)\n"));
-	printf(_("  -X disable-dollar-quoting, --disable-dollar-quoting\n"
+	printf(_("  --disable-dollar-quoting\n"
 			 "                           disable dollar quoting, use SQL standard quoting\n"));
-	printf(_("  -X disable-triggers, --disable-triggers\n"
-			 "                           disable triggers during data-only restore\n"));
-	printf(_("  -X use-set-session-authorization, --use-set-session-authorization\n"
+	printf(_("  --disable-triggers       disable triggers during data-only restore\n"));
+	printf(_("  --use-set-session-authorization\n"
 			 "                           use SESSION AUTHORIZATION commands instead of\n"
 			 "                           OWNER TO commands\n"));
 

src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *		$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c,v 1.82 2006/10/06 17:14:00 petere Exp $
+ *		$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c,v 1.83 2006/10/07 20:59:05 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	extern char *optarg;
 	static int	use_setsessauth = 0;
 	static int	disable_triggers = 0;
+	static int	no_data_for_failed_tables = 0;
 
 	struct option cmdopts[] = {
 		{"clean", 0, NULL, 'c'},
@@ -107,11 +108,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{"single-transaction", 0, NULL, '1'},
 
 		/*
-		 * the following options don't have an equivalent short option letter,
-		 * but are available as '-X long-name'
+		 * the following options don't have an equivalent short option letter
 		 */
 		{"use-set-session-authorization", no_argument, &use_setsessauth, 1},
 		{"disable-triggers", no_argument, &disable_triggers, 1},
+		{"no-data-for-failed-tables", no_argument, &no_data_for_failed_tables, 1},
 
 		{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
 	};
@@ -244,12 +245,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				break;
 
 			case 'X':
+				/* -X is a deprecated alternative to long options */
 				if (strcmp(optarg, "use-set-session-authorization") == 0)
 					use_setsessauth = 1;
 				else if (strcmp(optarg, "disable-triggers") == 0)
 					disable_triggers = 1;
-				else if (strcmp(optarg, "no-data-for-failed-tables") == 0)
-					opts->noDataForFailedTables = 1;
 				else
 				{
 					fprintf(stderr,
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				}
 				break;
 
-				/* This covers the long options equivalent to -X xxx. */
 			case 0:
+				/* This covers the long options equivalent to -X xxx. */
 				break;
 
 			case '1':			/* Restore data in a single transaction */
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	opts->disable_triggers = disable_triggers;
 	opts->use_setsessauth = use_setsessauth;
+	opts->noDataForFailedTables = no_data_for_failed_tables;
 
 	if (opts->formatName)
 	{
@@ -390,12 +391,11 @@ usage(const char *progname)
 	printf(_("  -t, --table=NAME         restore named table\n"));
 	printf(_("  -T, --trigger=NAME       restore named trigger\n"));
 	printf(_("  -x, --no-privileges      skip restoration of access privileges (grant/revoke)\n"));
-	printf(_("  -X disable-triggers, --disable-triggers\n"
-			 "                           disable triggers during data-only restore\n"));
-	printf(_("  -X use-set-session-authorization, --use-set-session-authorization\n"
+	printf(_("  --disable-triggers       disable triggers during data-only restore\n"));
+	printf(_("  --use-set-session-authorization\n"
 			 "                           use SESSION AUTHORIZATION commands instead of\n"
 			 "                           OWNER TO commands\n"));
-	printf(_("  -X no-data-for-failed-tables\n"
+	printf(_("  --no-data-for-failed-tables\n"
 			 "                           do not restore data of tables that could not be\n"
 			 "                           created\n"));
 	printf(_("  -1, --single-transaction\n"