Re: [HACKERS] update_pg_pwd

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Jan Wieck <wieck(at)debis(dot)com>, PostgreSQL HACKERS <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] update_pg_pwd
Date: 1999-12-13 15:46:04
Message-ID: 11707.945099964@sss.pgh.pa.us
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I wrote:
> The thing I'm unhappy about is that "0" is being overloaded way too far
> as a function argument/result type in pg_proc. Currently it could mean:
> * unused position in proargtype array;
> * erroneous definition;
> * "C string" parameter to a type input function (but, for who
> knows what reason, C string outputs from type-output functions
> are represented differently);
> * user proc returning some kind of tuple;
> * user proc returning nothing in particular;
> and who knows what else.

Almost forgot:
* function accepting any data type whatever
(I think COUNT() is the only one at present).

regards, tom lane

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