From: | Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com> |
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To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, Ken Johanson <pg-user(at)kensystem(dot)com> |
Subject: | Re: Is PG a moving target? |
Date: | 2008-02-11 19:49:27 |
Message-ID: | 1202759367.21589.13.camel@dogma.ljc.laika.com |
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On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 09:09 +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Ken Johanson wrote:
> > Is there anything now, or in the works, for compatibility emulation? For
> > example to setup my session to act like 8.2 and allow less-strict
> > typing.
>
> The best way to ensure 8.2 compatibility is to use 8.2. But as casts are user
> definable, you can add back any casts you want. Just don't add dozens of
> implicit casts and then come back here wondering why your application is
> behaving strangely. :)
As I understand it, it's tricky (or impossible) to get the 8.2 behavior
back just by adding/modifying casts.
If not, couldn't we just publish those casts so people can be backwards
compatible if they want?
Regards,
Jeff Davis
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