Re: TODO: Add a GUC to control whether BEGIN inside

On Tue, 2007-01-02 at 11:53 +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 28. Dezember 2006 18:57 schrieb Bruce Momjian:
> > I think you can make the case that this should be an error, or at least
> > that's how it got on the TODO list. I can always remove it if people
> > don't want the item completed.
>
> The reason this was added is that modular applications expect that a locally
> issued BEGIN ... COMMIT executes a transaction, whereas now you don't know
> what you're getting. I think this change would have merit.

Interesting point. My only comment is, "Do it one way or the other,
don't give me a user or a distribution packager a foot gun."

E.g., no GUC parameter. Just change the behavior or don't.

Joshua D. Drake

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