On 2018-Nov-08, Amit Kapila wrote:
> Sure, but what are we going to achieve with that number? What
> information user is going to get by that? If it can help us to ensure
> that it has reset the expected number of statements, then I can see
> the clear usage, but without that, the return value doesn't seem to
> have any clear purpose. So, I don't see much value in breaking
> compatibility.
>
> Does anyone else have an opinion on this matter?
This was proposed by Sergei Kornilov in
https://postgr.es/m/3368121530260059@web21g.yandex.ru saying that "it
would be nice" to return it. Maybe he has an use case in mind? I don't
see one myself.
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