Re: Split-up ECPG patches

From: "Albe Laurenz" <laurenz(dot)albe(at)wien(dot)gv(dot)at>
To: "Tom Lane *EXTERN*" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Michael Meskes" <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: "Boszormenyi Zoltan" <zb(at)cybertec(dot)at>, "PostgreSQL-development" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, <hs(at)cybertec(dot)at>
Subject: Re: Split-up ECPG patches
Date: 2009-08-10 06:54:37
Message-ID: D960CB61B694CF459DCFB4B0128514C203937EAF@exadv11.host.magwien.gv.at
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Tom Lane wrote:
>>> So I'd like to see an actual case made
>>> that there's a strong reason for not requiring FROM/IN in ecpg.
>>
>> I guess there's only one, compatibility.
>
> Yeah. Are there any other precompilers that actively reject FROM/IN
> here? If we're just a bit more strict than they are, it's not as bad
> as if there is no common syntax subset.

Oracle:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/appdev.111/b28427/pc_afemb.htm#i9340

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

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