> Tom Lane writes:
> 
> > > 	Allow optional () after current_user, session_user, user, current_time,
> > > 	current_timestamp, current_date for ODBC compatibility.
> >
> > Allow me to register an objection to this having been done with zero
> > discussion, especially on the very eve of a beta release.
> 
> I apologize.
> 
> > It's not apparent to me that this is an improvement in our standards
> > compatibility.
> 
> ODBC is generally thought of as being a standard.
> 
> We've had these in the odbc.sql file in semi-disabled form because they
> needed parser support.

Seems fine to me.

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