Re: xpath changes in the recent back branches - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: xpath changes in the recent back branches
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Msg-id 17500.1425486417@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: xpath changes in the recent back branches  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: xpath changes in the recent back branches  (Marko Tiikkaja <marko@joh.to>)
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 5:53 AM, Marko Tiikkaja <marko@joh.to> wrote:
>> I'm not sure how changing behavior like this in a minor release was
>> considered acceptable.

> I'm guessing that the fact that it changes behavior in cases like this
> wasn't recognized, but I suppose Peter will have to be the one to
> comment on that.

It was considered to be a bug fix; more, given the few complaints about
the clearly-broken old behavior, we thought it was a fix that would affect
few people, and them positively.  Sorry you're not happy about it, but
these things are always judgment calls.
        regards, tom lane



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