Re: Adding argument names to aggregate functions

On 18.04.23 10:58, I wrote:
> On 14.04.23 12:03, Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker wrote:
>> Thanks for the heads-up, here's a rebased patch. I've also formatted
>> the lines to match what reformat_dat_file.pl wants.  It also wanted to
>> reformat a bunch of other entries, but I left those alone.
>>
>> - ilmari
>
> The patch applies cleanly now and \df shows the argument names:
>
> postgres=# \df string_agg
>                                 List of functions
>    Schema   |    Name    | Result data type |     Argument data
> types      | Type
> ------------+------------+------------------+------------------------------+------
>
>  pg_catalog | string_agg | bytea            | value bytea, delimiter
> bytea | agg
>  pg_catalog | string_agg | text             | value text, delimiter
> text   | agg
> (2 rows)
>
> postgres=# \df json_object_agg
>                                 List of functions
>    Schema   |      Name       | Result data type |  Argument data
> types   | Type
> ------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------------+------
>
>  pg_catalog | json_object_agg | json             | key "any", value
> "any" | agg
> (1 row)
>
>
> I'm wondering if there are some sort of guidelines that dictate when
> to name an argument or not. It would be nice to have one for future
> reference.
>
> I will mark the CF entry as "Read for Committer" and let the
> committers decide if it's best to first create a guideline for that or
> not.
>
> Best, Jim
>
I just saw that the patch is failing[1] on "macOS - Ventura - Meson".
Not sure if it is related to this patch though ..

[1]
https://api.cirrus-ci.com/v1/artifact/task/5881376021413888/meson_log/build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt