Re: Removing SORTFUNC_LT/REVLT - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Removing SORTFUNC_LT/REVLT
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Msg-id 2560.1135816716@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Removing SORTFUNC_LT/REVLT  (Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org>)
Responses Re: Removing SORTFUNC_LT/REVLT  (Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org>)
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Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org> writes:
> The issue is whether anything you want to ORDER BY needs to be
> described by an B-tree operator class, and hence have a real sort
> function.

> 1. Do people have any problems with this?
> 2. Would a patch for this be accepted seperate from the whole collation
> stuff?

I think it's reasonable to remove that feature, *after* we provide
a workable substitute.  So, "no" to both questions ...
        regards, tom lane


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