Isn't this behavior actually a bug that should be fixed rather than
documented?
These JSON path functions are specified by the SQL standard, so they
shouldn't depend on PostgreSQL-specific settings. At least in new
functionality we should avoid that, no?
On 10.09.24 21:43, David E. Wheeler wrote:
> On Sep 10, 2024, at 14:51, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>
>> Pushed with a little additional polishing.
>
> Thank you! Do you think it’d be worthwhile to back port to 17?
>
>> I thought the best way to address jian's complaint about DateStyle not
>> being clearly locked down was to change horology.sql to verify the
>> prevailing setting, as it has long done for TimeZone. That's the
>> lead test script for related stuff, so it makes the most sense to
>> do it there. Having done that, I don't feel a need to duplicate
>> that elsewhere.
>
> Yeah, that will help, but I still bet next time I go to figure out what it is I’ll stick that line in some test to
makeit fail with clear output for what it’s set to 😂.
