Re: Is "Window" really safe as a global typedef name?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Is "Window" really safe as a global typedef name?
Date: 2008-12-20 15:13:25
Message-ID: 15953.1229786005@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> So I'm thinking we'd better rename it, but I'm not coming up with
>> anything good; the best I can do after a long day is "EvalWindow",
>> and that doesn't seem particularly inspired. Any suggestions?

> EvalWindow sounds like a function in src/backend/executor/.

> WindowAgg?

WindowAgg seems like a winner to me, because it draws a parallel to
the regular Agg node type, which seems valid unless I've completely
misunderstood what's happening...

regards, tom lane

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