Re: Warning about LISTEN names - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Warning about LISTEN names
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Msg-id 13529.1171996510@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Warning about LISTEN names  ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>)
Responses Re: Warning about LISTEN names  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Re: Warning about LISTEN names  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Re: Warning about LISTEN names  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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"Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com> writes:
> I'll save the full rant for my blog :), but wanted to submit this documentation
> patch for this listen gotcha that's been bugging me for a while. I'd like
> to see LISTEN and NOTIFY changed to use a simple text string, but until then,
> I think we should probably warn about the chopping off of the left-hand part.

Let's change it to a plain ColId, so you get a syntax error if you try
that.

            regards, tom lane

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