Re: [PATCHES] Adding fulldisjunctions to the contrib - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: [PATCHES] Adding fulldisjunctions to the contrib
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Msg-id 44DF594C.90405@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] Adding fulldisjunctions to the contrib  (David Fetter <david@fetter.org>)
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David Fetter wrote:
> If it were just me laying out the boundary, I'd say that anything that
> changes the grammar of SQL--for example, adding FULL
> DISJUNCTION--can't really be a viable trial outside the main
> distribution channels and deserves a couple of versions' stay in one
> of those channels if it passes the scrutiny of -hackers.  I'd love to
> see a "main distribution channel" that's not contrib, but that's for
> the future and full disjunctions are now. :)
>
>
>   

As I understand it, FD as implemented does not require a grammar change. 
Arguably, a more complete implementation would have support at the SQL 
level, and then it would have to go in core, without question.

cheers

andrew


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