Tom Lane wrote:
> Tom Dunstan <pgsql@tomd.cc> writes:
>
>> The enum patch [1] does exactly this with an ANYENUM pseudo-type. It
>> should provide a pretty good overview of what will be required.
>>
>
> ANYENUM? What's the use-case for that? These special cases in the
> type system are enough of a pain-in-the-neck for the code that I'm
> disinclined to add one without a very solid argument for it.
>
Well ... *somebody* suggested it here ...
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2005-11/msg00457.php
;-)
cheers
andrew
