Re: PATCH: Improve DROP FUNCTION hint

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Dean Rasheed <dean(dot)a(dot)rasheed(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Attached is a small patch to improve the HINT message produced by
>> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION when the new function definition conflicts
>> with the old definition. With this patch the hint now includes the
>> function's name and signature as a directly pasteable SQL command. So,
>> for example, instead of
>>
>> psql:functions.sql:70: ERROR:  cannot change return type of existing function
>> HINT:  Use DROP FUNCTION first.
>>
>> it now says
>>
>> psql:functions.sql:70: ERROR:  cannot change return type of existing function
>> HINT:  Use DROP FUNCTION foo(integer,integer) first.
>>
>> which saves having to open the file, find the function and then type
>> in the DROP statement manually.
>
> +1.

Committed.

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