Re: commented out code

From: Dean Rasheed <dean(dot)a(dot)rasheed(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>
Cc: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: commented out code
Date: 2026-01-20 11:31:22
Message-ID: CAEZATCX3SP0bjbkSurf6mkSJ8nGDPcv2+PfYvxNV9zdE4DCkeQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 at 08:49, Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org> wrote:
>
> On 05.12.25 17:38, Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> > #if 0
> > Oid subtype = PG_GETARG_OID(3);
> > #endif
> >
> > is yet another option. It keeps the indentation, although you won't get
> > the compiler checking.
>
> After some reflection, I like this approach. It keeps the indentation
> and enables syntax highlighting, so it makes some of these blocks much
> easier to read.

Quite a few other places use this pattern:

#ifdef NOT_USED
Oid subtype = PG_GETARG_OID(3);
#endif

Nothing #define's NOT_USED, so it works the same, but helps document
that the argument isn't used.

Regards,
Dean

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