Re: [PATCHES] Adding fulldisjunctions to the contrib

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, "Jonah H(dot) Harris" <jonah(dot)harris(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, AgentM <agentm(at)themactionfaction(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Adding fulldisjunctions to the contrib
Date: 2006-08-13 16:54:36
Message-ID: 44DF594C.90405@dunslane.net
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David Fetter wrote:
> If it were just me laying out the boundary, I'd say that anything that
> changes the grammar of SQL--for example, adding FULL
> DISJUNCTION--can't really be a viable trial outside the main
> distribution channels and deserves a couple of versions' stay in one
> of those channels if it passes the scrutiny of -hackers. I'd love to
> see a "main distribution channel" that's not contrib, but that's for
> the future and full disjunctions are now. :)
>
>
>

As I understand it, FD as implemented does not require a grammar change.
Arguably, a more complete implementation would have support at the SQL
level, and then it would have to go in core, without question.

cheers

andrew

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