Window-functions patch handling of aggregates - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Window-functions patch handling of aggregates
Date
Msg-id 3425.1230088845@sss.pgh.pa.us
Whole thread Raw
Responses Re: Window-functions patch handling of aggregates  (Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com>)
List pgsql-hackers
The window functions patch is laboring under the delusion that it can
call an aggregate's final function and then go back to invoking the
transfn some more on the same data.  This is merest fantasy :-(

regression=# select array_agg(q1) over(order by q1) from int8_tbl;
server closed the connection unexpectedly       This probably means the server terminated abnormally       before or
whileprocessing the request.
 
The connection to the server was lost. Attempting reset: Failed.

Unless we want to move the goalposts on what an aggregate is allowed
to do internally, we're going to have to change this to re-aggregate
repeatedly.  Neither prospect is appetizing in the least.
        regards, tom lane


pgsql-hackers by date:

Previous
From: "Fujii Masao"
Date:
Subject: Re: Sync Rep: First Thoughts on Code
Next
From: Gregory Stark
Date:
Subject: Re: Window-functions patch handling of aggregates