Re: info about patch: using parametrised query in psql - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: info about patch: using parametrised query in psql
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Msg-id 8700.1261769436@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: info about patch: using parametrised query in psql  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: info about patch: using parametrised query in psql  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> Works for me.  One small problem discussed upthread is that there
> currently doesn't appear to be a libpq function that does
> ident-quoting.  I'm thinking that we will need to add one to make this
> work - is that going to be a problem?

The rules for ident-quoting are simple and haven't changed over the
years, so we don't really *need* a libpq function for it.  OTOH you
could argue it's inconsistent that we have one and not the other.

> I'm thinking that since we're
> just adding a function it won't force an uncomfortable major-version
> bump on libpq.

Yeah, we have taken the position in the past that adding new functions
doesn't require a soname bump.
        regards, tom lane


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