Re: AW: New warning code for missing FROM relations - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: AW: New warning code for missing FROM relations
Date
Msg-id 200006051025.GAA19515@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to AW: New warning code for missing FROM relations  (Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA@wien.spardat.at>)
Responses Re: AW: New warning code for missing FROM relations  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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> > The irony in the given example is that the SELECT INTO 
> > command isn't in
> > the standard in the first place so you'd have to create all sorts of
> > double standards. Certain things would be "extensions", certain things
> > would be "misuse". And for all it's worth, we have no idea 
> > which is which.
> > 
> > If you want to throw about warnings about "probable" coding 
> > errors and the
> > like one *must* be able to switch them off. Either something is right,
> > then you shut up. Or it's wrong, then you throw an error. Or 
> > you're not
> > sure, then you better leave it up to the user.
> 
> Yes, only Bruce and I are of the opinion that it *is* an Error, and I guess 
> we want some consensus.
> The notice is imho of the sort: notice this syntax is going to be disallowed
> soon.

I see the notice as "Hey, you probably did something you didn't want to do".

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