Re: [GENERAL] Notify argument? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Notify argument?
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Msg-id 10388.1016687812@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Notify argument?  (nconway@klamath.dyndns.org (Neil Conway))
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nconway@klamath.dyndns.org (Neil Conway) writes:
>> If we're going to change the structure anyway, let's fix it to be
>> independent of NAMEDATALEN.

> Sounds good. If we're making other backwards-incompatible changes to
> pgNotify, one thing that bugs me about the API is the use of "relname"
> to refer to name of the NOTIFY/LISTEN condition.

I hear you ... but my proposal only requires a recompile, *not* any
source code changes.  Renaming the field would break client source code.
I doubt it's worth that.
        regards, tom lane


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