Re: arrays as pl/perl input arguments [PATCH] - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: arrays as pl/perl input arguments [PATCH]
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Msg-id 1294860896-sup-9359@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Re: arrays as pl/perl input arguments [PATCH]  (Alex Hunsaker <badalex@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: arrays as pl/perl input arguments [PATCH]  ("David E. Wheeler" <david@kineticode.com>)
Re: arrays as pl/perl input arguments [PATCH]  (Alexey Klyukin <alexk@commandprompt.com>)
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Excerpts from Alex Hunsaker's message of mié ene 12 16:22:55 -0300 2011:

> [ Id actually vote for _not_ having a compatibility option at all, we
> change more major things than this IMHO every major release. (And even
> then some major things in minor releases, for example the removal of
> Safe.pm) ]

I think the main question here is: how loudly is existing code going to
break?  If the breakage is silent, it's going to be very problematic.
If functions fail to run at all, then we can live without the
compatibility option.

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