Re: query planner does not canonicalize infix operators

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Will Leinweber <will(at)heroku(dot)com> writes:
>> I created an index on an hstore function, fetchval(hstore, text), however
>> when I use the -> infix operator which resolves to the very same function,
>> this index is not used. It should be used.
>
> Don't hold your breath.  Create an index on the expression you intend to
> use, not random respellings of it.

Is this saying "there no need for that" or "no one is working on it,
and I certainly don't intend to", or "definitely not in the next
version" or something else entirely?

I disagreement with the former, and am in total understanding of the latter two.

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fdr