Ken Tanzer <ken.tanzer@gmail.com> writes:
> I noticed I get this behavior in 9.6, but in 9.2 an empty select results in
> a syntax error. Which just got me curious what caused the change, if it
> was deliberate, and if one or the other is more proper behavior.
Yes, it was an intentional change, see
https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git&a=commitdiff&h=1b4f7f93b
There should be something about it in the 9.4 release notes.
regards, tom lane
