Re: Implement targetlist SRFs using ROWS FROM() (was Changed SRF in targetlist handling) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Implement targetlist SRFs using ROWS FROM() (was Changed SRF in targetlist handling)
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Msg-id 10163.1472826300@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Implement targetlist SRFs using ROWS FROM() (was Changed SRF in targetlist handling)  (Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>)
Responses Re: Implement targetlist SRFs using ROWS FROM() (was Changed SRF in targetlist handling)  (Kevin Grittner <kgrittn@gmail.com>)
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Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> writes:
> Oh, and we've previously re-added that based on
> complaints. C.f. d543170f2fdd6d9845aaf91dc0f6be7a2bf0d9e7 (and others
> IIRC).

That one wasn't about row order per se, but I agree that people *will*
bitch if we change the behavior, especially if we don't provide a way
to fix it.  ORDER BY is not a useful suggestion when there is nothing
you could order by to get the old behavior.
        regards, tom lane



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