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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: lexing small ints as int2
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In response to Re: lexing small ints as int2  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: lexing small ints as int2  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> I am not too sure that the distinction between implicit casts and
> assignment casts is all that useful;

We've been there and done that; it doesn't work.  The current scheme
was invented specifically because a two-way design didn't work.

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-09/msg00900.php
        regards, tom lane

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