Thread: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Allow NumericOnly to be "+ FCONST".

[COMMITTERS] pgsql: Allow NumericOnly to be "+ FCONST".

From
Tom Lane
Date:
Allow NumericOnly to be "+ FCONST".

The NumericOnly grammar production accepted ICONST, + ICONST, - ICONST,
FCONST, and - FCONST, but for some reason not + FCONST.  This led to
strange inconsistencies like

regression=# set random_page_cost = +4;
SET
regression=# set random_page_cost = 4000000000;
SET
regression=# set random_page_cost = +4000000000;
ERROR:  syntax error at or near "4000000000"

(because 4000000000 is too large to be an ICONST).  While there's
no actual functional reason to need to write a "+", if we allow
it for integers it seems like we should allow it for numerics too.

It's been like that forever, so back-patch to all supported branches.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/30908.1496006184@sss.pgh.pa.us

Branch
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REL9_6_STABLE

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/dd1daa03bc8e49f463f2d852f7afe6506f0bb612

Modified Files
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src/backend/parser/gram.y | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)