Re: [Review] Re: minor patch submission: CREATE CAST ... AS EXPLICIT

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>, Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, cedric(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com, PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Jeff Janes <jeff(dot)janes(at)gmail(dot)com>, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [Review] Re: minor patch submission: CREATE CAST ... AS EXPLICIT
Date: 2013-07-16 22:12:09
Message-ID: 1914.1374012729@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> writes:
> On 07/09/2013 01:10 AM, Fabien COELHO wrote:
>>> Where are we with this patch? Fabien, are you going to submit an
>>> updated version which addresses the objections, or should I mark it
>>> Returned With Feedback?

>> There is no need for an updated patch. I addressed the objections with
>> words, not code:-)

> So, Tom, Robert, Cedric: can we have a verdict? Commit or no?

My vote is still no, because of (1) the keyword-creep issue, and
(2) the fact that this is proposing to invent non-standard syntax
for functionality that's in the SQL standard.

regards, tom lane

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