Re: [GENERAL] To Postgres Devs : Wouldn't changing the - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [GENERAL] To Postgres Devs : Wouldn't changing the
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.30.0110232141180.642-100000@peter.localdomain
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] To Postgres Devs : Wouldn't changing the selectlimit  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian writes:

> It was on the TODO list, and I did exactly what was listed there.  What
> we have now is a discussion that the TODO item was wrong.

I don't consider the items on the TODO list to be past the "adequately
discussed" stage.

To the topic at hand:  I find reversing the argument order is going to
silently break a lot of applications.  Removing the syntax altogether
could be a reasonable choice, but since it doesn't hurt anyone right now
I'd prefer an advance notice for one release.

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net   http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter



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