Changeset 8124

Timestamp:

11/09/07 22:08:52 (2 years ago)

Author:

david

Message:

Set the record straight on the purpose and utility of db/schema.rb

Files:

• trunk/activerecord/lib/active_record/schema_dumper.rb (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/activerecord/lib/active_record/schema_dumper.rb

@@ -38 +38 @@
-
-        stream.puts <<HEADER
-generated. Instead of editing this file, please use the
-
+-generated from the current state of the database. Instead of editing this file, 
+please use the 
-# then regenerate this schema definition.
+#
+# Note that this schema.rb definition is the authoritative source for your database schema. If you need
+# to create the application database on another system, you should be using db:schema:load, not running
+# all the migrations from scratch. The latter is a flawed and unsustainable approach (the more migrations
+# you'll amass, the slower it'll run and the greater likelihood for issues).
+#
+# It's strongly recommended to check this file into your version control system.
-
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(#{define_params}) do