Re: Implementing SQL/PSM for PG 8.2

From: Pavel Stehule <stehule(at)kix(dot)fsv(dot)cvut(dot)cz>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Denis Lussier <denis(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Implementing SQL/PSM for PG 8.2
Date: 2005-06-26 20:10:19
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.44.0506262202330.27084-100000@kix.fsv.cvut.cz
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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005, Tom Lane wrote:

> "Denis Lussier" <denis(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> > For various technical and backward compatibility reasons, I don't think
> > SQL/PSM should be a replacement for PL/pgSQL. Although I do think it
> > should heavily leverage the solid foundation afforded by the PL/pgSQL
> > code base.
>
> "Solid"? I've wanted for quite some time to throw away plpgsql and
> start over --- there are too many things that need rewritten in it,
> starting with the parser. This project would be a great place to do
> that.

What is wrong on plpgsql code? I see some problems with processing SQL
statements, with efectivity evaluation of expr, but parser is clean (in my
opinion).

what have to be rewriten?

Regards
Pavel Stehule

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