On Thu, 2024-07-04 at 14:26 -0700, Noah Misch wrote:
> I think you're saying that if some Unicode update changes the results
> of a
> STABLE function but does not change the result of any IMMUTABLE
> function, we
> may as well import that update. Is that about right? If so, I
> agree.
If you are proposing that Unicode updates should not be performed if
they affect the results of any IMMUTABLE function, then that's a new
policy.
For instance, the results of NORMALIZE() changed from PG15 to PG16 due
to commit 1091b48cd7:
SELECT NORMALIZE(U&'\+01E030',nfkc)::bytea;
Version 15: \xf09e80b0
Version 16: \xd0b0
I am neither endorsing nor opposing the new policy you propose at this
time, but deep in the sub-thread of one particular feature is not the
right place to discuss it.
Please start a new thread for the proposed PG18 policy change and CC
me. I happen to think that around the release of the next version of
Unicode (in a couple months) would be the most productive time to have
that discussion, but you can start the discussion now if you like.
Regards,
Jeff Davis
