Re: MySQL Compatibility WAS: 8.5 release timetable, again

From: "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
To: "Greg Stark" <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>,<pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: MySQL Compatibility WAS: 8.5 release timetable, again
Date: 2009-08-26 22:30:09
Message-ID: 4A957121020000250002A35D@gw.wicourts.gov
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Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu> wrote:

> Actually it always bothered me that we don't have implicit casts
> from integer->boolean. I can't see any ambiguity or unintentional
> effects this would cause problems with. Am I missing something?

I'd be at least a little bit concerned about how such automatic
casting to boolean might interact with bug #3822:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2007-12/msg00145.php

-Kevin

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