Re: Closing some 8.4 open items - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David Fetter
Subject Re: Closing some 8.4 open items
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Msg-id 20090411204334.GA27499@fetter.org
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In response to Re: Closing some 8.4 open items  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Closing some 8.4 open items  (David Fetter <david@fetter.org>)
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On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 04:30:02PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> > I assume the 'type' column will identify triggers, i/o functions
> > (cstring), window functions, and maybe aggregates too;  this solves
> > several problems at once.
> 
> +1 for all except i/o functions.  The cstring check for that was always
> flat-out wrong, and getting it right is far more expensive than it's
> worth --- AFAICS you'd have to grovel through all entries in pg_type.

I'll leave it out :)

> But aggregates are only relevant if we decide to start showing
> aggregates in \df --- is there consensus for that?

I'd throw 'em in.

Cheers,
David.
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