Dumps will fail if standard_conforming_strings = off.
Reported-by: Tom Lane
Backpatch-through:
1131492.
1781717349@sss.pgh.pa.us
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-Server variable <varname>escape_string_warning</varname> has been removed as unnecessary. Client applications still support <literal>escape_string_warning = off</literal> for compatibility with old servers.
+Dumps created using pre-<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 19 versions of <link linkend="app-pgdump"><application>pg_dump</application></link>
+or <link linkend="app-pg-dumpall"><application>pg_dumpall</application></link>, and using <literal>standard_conforming_strings = off</literal>,
+will not properly load into <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 19 and later servers. Users should create dumps using <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 19
+or later versions of these applications, or use <literal>standard_conforming_strings = on</literal>.
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+
+<para>
+Client applications still support <literal>escape_string_warning = off</literal> for compatibility with old servers. The server variable <varname>escape_string_warning</varname> has been removed as unnecessary.
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