Re: generating function default settings from pg_proc.dat

From: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: generating function default settings from pg_proc.dat
Date: 2026-02-16 18:07:34
Message-ID: 27DBF92A-CFB5-46E8-883A-30683919A847@yesql.se
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> On 16 Feb 2026, at 18:31, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> wrote:

> Motivated by Bug 19409 [1] I decided to do something about a wart that has bugged me for a while, namely the requirement to write stuff in system_views.sql if you need to specify default values for function arguments.

I haven't studied the patch yet, but a big +many on the idea. This has bugged
me many times.

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Daniel Gustafsson

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