Re: No longer possible to query catalogs for index capabilities? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: No longer possible to query catalogs for index capabilities?
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Msg-id CA+TgmoaKit0pnaAdAQJmbXH2VnXpT72=tU9u_6rvkxNPf6Rf2w@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: No longer possible to query catalogs for index capabilities?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: No longer possible to query catalogs for index capabilities?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Re: No longer possible to query catalogs for index capabilities?  (Andrew Gierth <andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk>)
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On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 10:35 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> You missed the "compelling argument why it's needed" part.  What is the
> need for this?

It's self-evident that this thread wouldn't exist if it were not the
case that people had queries that no longer work because of these new
changes.  You can hold your breath and pretend that every single one
of those queries is probably misdesigned, but I do not think anyone
else will find that argument convincing.

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Robert Haas
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