| From: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> |
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| To: | Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: functional call named notation clashes with SQL feature |
| Date: | 2010-06-04 03:09:12 |
| Message-ID: | 4C086E58.9020909@dunslane.net |
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Jan Wieck wrote:
>>
>> That is a sad wart that we should never have done, IMNSHO (it was
>> before my time or I would have objected ;-) ). But beyond that, = is
>> an operator in SQL and := is never an operator, IIRC.
>
> As far as I can tell, this was already in the code when Bruce moved it
> into core as -r1.1 on my behalf (before I had commit privileges). I do
> not recall if the = as alternative to := was my idea or not. But I'm
> willing to take the blame for it because it dates back to a time where
> convenience seemed important.
>
I forgive you ;=) If my worst sin were only this bad I'd be truly happy.
cheers
andrew
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