Re: CALL versus procedures with output-only arguments

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: CALL versus procedures with output-only arguments
Date: 2021-05-24 13:45:32
Message-ID: 884455.1621863932@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
> On 5/23/21 8:01 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Before I spend too much time on it though, I wanted to mention that
>> it includes undoing 2453ea142's decision to include OUT arguments
>> in pg_proc.proargtypes for procedures (but not for any other kind of
>> routine). I thought that was a terrible decision and I'm very happy
>> to revert it, but is anyone likely to complain loudly?

> Possibly, Will take a look. IIRC we have based some other things on this.

There's 9213462c5, which I *think* just needs to be reverted along
with much of 2453ea142. But I don't have a JDBC setup to check it
with.

regards, tom lane

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