Deprecating non-select rules (was Re: Last gasp) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andres Freund
Subject Deprecating non-select rules (was Re: Last gasp)
Date
Msg-id 201204091535.06840.andres@anarazel.de
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In response to Re: Last gasp  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Deprecating non-select rules (was Re: Last gasp)
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On Monday, April 09, 2012 03:25:36 PM Robert Haas wrote:
> contrib/xml2 isn't doing us much harm beyond being an ugly wart, but non-
> SELECT rules are a land mine for the unwary at best.
Which we could start deprecating now btw. since INSTEAD triggers landed in 
9.1. There were quite some use-cases for non-select rules that couldn't be 
fullfilled before but I think saying that we won't support those rules for 
more than 3 releases or so might be a good idea. I have seen too many bugs 
being caused by experienced people not realizing the pitfalls of rules.

Andres


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