On 19.12.22 19:33, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 1:03 PM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Vik Fearing <vik@postgresfriends.org> writes:
>>> Perhaps a bit off-topic, but what is the point of the file identifiers?
>>
>> IMO, it helps to tell things apart when you've got a bunch of editor
>> windows open on some mighty samey-looking meson.build files.
>
> On the other hand, maintaining those identification lines in all of
> our files has a pretty high distributed cost. I never use them to
> figure out what file I'm editing because my editor can tell me that.
> But I do have to keep fixing those lines as I create new files. It's
> not the most annoying thing ever, but I wouldn't mind a bit if I
> didn't have to do it any more.
I agree it's not very useful and a bit annoying.