Chris Bitmead <chris(at)bitmead(dot)com> writes:
>> You should realize, however, that all that backend-PQexec code is dead
>> code and has been for a long time.

> Why is it dead code? Why is it no longer necessary?

It's dead code because it's not called from anywhere.

Once upon a time it was intended to be called by dynamically-loaded
C functions, but the SPI interface superseded it a long time ago.

The only reason for not ripping it out is the faint possibility that
somewhere out there is someone with hoary old C-function code that
still does queries via the backend-PQexec interface instead of SPI.
But considering that backend-PQexec has been undocumented at least
since Berkeley days, I rather doubt it.

			regards, tom lane

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