Re: [HACKERS] type coerce problem with lztext - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [HACKERS] type coerce problem with lztext
Date
Msg-id 20102.951704651@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] type coerce problem with lztext  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
>> New lztext data type for compressed text fields

> I strongly suggest to not name this new feature. All the attempts to make
> it go away silently in 7.1 will get a blow in the face from this.

People *will* use it, if it's there.  Don't fool yourself.

However, we can make it "go away silently" the same way we are making
datetime go away: the 7.1 (or whatever) parser can just translate the
typename lztext to text.  If that weren't feasible then I'd be pretty
worried too.
        regards, tom lane


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