From: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | darrenk(at)insightdist(dot)com (Darren King) |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Group By, NULL values and inconsistent behaviour. |
Date: | 1998-01-27 15:39:34 |
Message-ID: | 199801271539.KAA05641@candle.pha.pa.us |
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>
> > > >For now, ignore the patch I sent. Appears from Andreas demo that the
> > > >current postgres code will follow the Informix style with regard to
> > > >grouping columns with NULL values. Now that I really think about it,
> > > >it does make more sense.
> > >
> > > I think I saw the patch committed this morning...?
> >
> > Yesterday evening, actually...should we back it out, or leave it
> > as is? Is the old way more corrrect the the new?
>
> Marc,
>
> >From the two responses demonstrating Informix and Sybase, I think the patch
> I sent should be backed out. I can live with NULL equaling NULL in the
> GROUP BY and ORDER BY clauses, but not in the WHERE clause, if everyone else
> is doing it that way.
>
> darrenk
>
>
Your patch backed out.
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Bruce Momjian
maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us
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