Re: [HACKERS] BEGIN vs START TRANSACTION - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [HACKERS] BEGIN vs START TRANSACTION
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Msg-id 3269.1068391098@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] BEGIN vs START TRANSACTION  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] BEGIN vs START TRANSACTION  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> I object to adding unnecessary complications like that.

> Shouldn't BEGIN and START TRANSACTION have the same mechanics?  The
> changes to the code were the addition of only one line.  The rest of the
> patch was docs.

My initial reaction was the same as Peter's, but after seeing the small
size of the patch I reconsidered.  It seems to make sense that BEGIN
should be an exact synonym for START TRANSACTION.

            regards, tom lane

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