Re: width_bucket() per SQL2003 (WIP) - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Neil Conway
Subject Re: width_bucket() per SQL2003 (WIP)
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Msg-id 305446A6-9A6C-11D8-9BFE-000A95AB279E@samurai.com
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In response to Re: width_bucket() per SQL2003 (WIP)  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: width_bucket() per SQL2003 (WIP)  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On 30-Apr-04, at 1:06 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Other than "it's in SQL2003", what's the point of implementing this?

No idea, but it doesn't really matter IMHO: it is in SQL2003, it
doesn't interfere with the rest of the system or impose a significant
maintenance burden and it has essentially zero negative side effects.
So why _not_ implement it?

> Trying to implement everything in Oracle is a goal up with which we
> must
> not try to keep.

Granted, but that's not the case here.

-Neil


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