Re: DOMAINs and CASTs - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jaime Casanova
Subject Re: DOMAINs and CASTs
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Msg-id BANLkTik69On0R0gFE0koRZ0mY_E8qMU2QA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: DOMAINs and CASTs  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: DOMAINs and CASTs  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 9:01 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Jaime Casanova <jaime@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
>> still, we have a problem... because we are happily ignoring correctely
>> created casts...
>> at least, we should document that casts on domains are ignored and
>> that we should use the base types instead, maybe even a warning or a
>> notice when issuing the CREATE CAST command using domains...
>>
>> make the user think everything is fine when it's not is not a good idea
>
> +1.
>

ok, i will make a patch for this... btw, why is that we allow to
create those casts at all? or we can deny them?

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Jaime Casanova         www.2ndQuadrant.com
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