Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> I'm wondering if there are any technical/standards constraints that
> are behind the fencing behavior.  If there aren't any, maybe an opt-in

The fencing is per standard, and very useful when used in wCTEs.

> keyword might do the trick -- WITH UNBOXED foo AS (..)?

I would paint your proposal WITH VIEW foo AS (), which would make the
behaviour obvious I think.

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Dimitri Fontaine
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