Re: array_cat anycompatible change is breaking xversion upgrade tests - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: array_cat anycompatible change is breaking xversion upgrade tests
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Msg-id 3849235.1621553710@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to array_cat anycompatible change is breaking xversion upgrade tests  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Justin Pryzby <pryzby@telsasoft.com> writes:
> On Wed, Nov 04, 2020 at 07:43:51PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> As was discussed in the thread leading up to that commit, modifying the
>> signature of array_cat and friends could break user-defined operators
>> and aggregates based on those functions.  It seems to me that the
>> usability gain from this change is worth that cost, but it is causing
>> an issue for xversion tests.

> But I think this should be called out as an incompatible change in the release
> notes.

If it was not, yes it should be.

            regards, tom lane



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