Re: default parameters for built-in functions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: default parameters for built-in functions
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Msg-id 1432.1239064603@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: default parameters for built-in functions  (Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com>)
Responses Re: default parameters for built-in functions  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> Well, not that this is appropriate at this moment, but I had been considering
> proposing we do this to most of pg_proc and pg_operator. It's really quite a
> pain to maintain these files manually, especially pg_operator.

You won't get far with doing it to pg_proc: internal functions *have to*
have entries in there, else the fmgrtab infrastructure for them doesn't
get created.  (Yeah, I suppose there are other ways to drive that, but
the fact remains that they need more than just a SQL command.)
        regards, tom lane


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