Re: [HACKERS] regproc fix

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu (Thomas G(dot) Lockhart)
Cc: hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] regproc fix
Date: 1998-10-02 15:00:19
Message-ID: 199810021500.LAA05915@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > One remaining problem is that you have to supply the oid in quotes,
> > because regproc has to get a string, not an int. Perhaps we need
> > another regprocin that allows int4 or char*, but I don't think you can
> > allow two input functions for a type.
> >
> > Perhaps we can just leave it. We also output the proname, even if
> > they used the oid as input.
>
> The int4 vs. string issue would be easily solved by having a routine
> regproc(int4), which the new type coersion stuff would use
> automatically.

I started coding it, but realized that things like CREATE FUNCTION will
still be looking for a string for the input function, so we would have
to change those too. Does not seem worth the confusion.

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