Re: Implementing SQL/PSM for PG 8.2 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Pavel Stehule
Subject Re: Implementing SQL/PSM for PG 8.2
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0506262202330.27084-100000@kix.fsv.cvut.cz
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In response to Re: Implementing SQL/PSM for PG 8.2  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Implementing SQL/PSM for PG 8.2
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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005, Tom Lane wrote:

> "Denis Lussier" <denis@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> > For various technical and backward compatibility reasons, I don't think
> > SQL/PSM should be a replacement for PL/pgSQL.  Although I do think it
> > should heavily leverage the solid foundation afforded by the PL/pgSQL
> > code base.
> 
> "Solid"?  I've wanted for quite some time to throw away plpgsql and
> start over --- there are too many things that need rewritten in it,
> starting with the parser.  This project would be a great place to do
> that.

What is wrong on plpgsql code? I see some problems with processing SQL 
statements, with efectivity evaluation of expr, but parser is clean (in my 
opinion). 

what have to be rewriten?

Regards
Pavel Stehule



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