Re: Aggregate definition : small oversight ? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Aggregate definition : small oversight ?
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Msg-id 23483.1045580993@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Aggregate definition : small oversight ?  (Emmanuel Charpentier <charpent@bacbuc.dyndns.org>)
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Emmanuel Charpentier <charpent@bacbuc.dyndns.org> writes:
> Dear list,
> 7.3.x has CREATE OR REPLACE { VIEW | FUNCTION | TABLE ... }, but it lacks
> CREATE OR REPLACE AGGREGATE, which may be a boon to ten-thumbed users like
> me ...

> Is that an oversight, or is there deeper reasons to this omission ?

Lack of implementation effort; lack of demand for feature.  Is it really
that useful, as compared to dropping and remaking the aggregate?

            regards, tom lane

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