Re: Non-decimal integer literals - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Non-decimal integer literals
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Msg-id 31bba70a-f5a8-9276-37a6-fa6f2c4eee6c@enterprisedb.com
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In response to Re: Non-decimal integer literals  (Vik Fearing <vik@postgresfriends.org>)
Responses Re: Non-decimal integer literals  (Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@enterprisedb.com>)
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On 09.09.21 16:08, Vik Fearing wrote:
>> Even without that point, this patch *is* going to break valid queries,
>> because every one of those cases is a valid number-followed-by-identifier
>> today,
> 
> Ah, true that.  So if this does go in, we may as well add the
> underscores at the same time.

Yeah, looks like I'll need to look into the identifier lexing issues 
previously discussed.  I'll attack that during the next commit fest.

>> so I kind of wonder why we're in such a hurry to adopt something
>> that hasn't even made it past draft-standard status.
> I don't really see a hurry here.  I am fine with waiting until the draft
> becomes final.

Right, the point is to explore this now so that it can be ready when the 
standard is ready.



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