Re: [HACKERS] Drop one-argument string_agg? (was Re: string_agg delimiter having no effect with order by)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Alex Hunsaker <badalex(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-bugs <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Drop one-argument string_agg? (was Re: string_agg delimiter having no effect with order by)
Date: 2010-08-04 22:41:39
Message-ID: 16409.1280961699@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> writes:
> I was afraid that the function would be pulled completely, but from
> looking at the patch, you're only removing the function with a
> single-parameter signature, which is quite innocuous.

Yes, of course, sorry if I confused anyone. It's the combination of
having both one- and two-argument forms that is the problem. Since
the one-argument form isn't doing anything but offering a rather
useless default, we won't lose functionality if we pull it.

regards, tom lane

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