Re: [HACKERS] For review: Server instrumentation patch - Mailing list pgsql-patches

Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 01:19:29PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>
> > > So, did you try
> > >
> > > select * from pg_file_stats('postgresql.conf');
> >
> > Yes, I got:
> >
> >   ERROR:  a column definition list is required for functions returning "record"
>
> Interesting.  I wonder why the function is not defined instead with OUT
> parameters.  That way you don't have to declare the record at execution
> time.  See my patch to pgstattuple for an example.

Uh, where is that patch?  I can't find it.

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