Re: some dead code in functioncmds.c - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Pavel Stehule wrote:
>     else
>     {
>         ereport(ERROR,
>                 (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_FUNCTION_DEFINITION),
>                  errmsg("function result type must be specified")));
>         /* Alternative possibility: default to RETURNS VOID */
> 
> /* WHY FOLOWING LINES? */
>         prorettype = VOIDOID;
>         returnsSet = false;
>     }

To keep the compiler quiet about using the variables uninitialized. The
compiler doesn't know that ereport(ERROR) never returns.

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