Re: Bringing PostgreSQL torwards the standard regarding case folding - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: Bringing PostgreSQL torwards the standard regarding case folding
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Msg-id 200404261427.32880.josh@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: Bringing PostgreSQL torwards the standard regarding case folding  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: Bringing PostgreSQL torwards the standard regarding  ("scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com>)
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Shachar,

> I think the concensus was that the runtime part was aprox. four lines 
> where the case folding currently takes place. Obviously, you would have 
> to get a var, and propogate that var to that place, but not actually 
> change program flow.

That's only if you ignore the system catalogs entirely, which maybe you're 
prepared to do.  If you want to change case folding for the system catalogs, 
though, you'll need to update code in thousands of places, becuase the 
back-end code is expecting lower-case identifiers ....

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-Josh BerkusAglio Database SolutionsSan Francisco



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