From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA(at)wien(dot)spardat(dot)at> |
Cc: | "'Peter Eisentraut'" <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, "'PostgreSQL-development'" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: AW: New warning code for missing FROM relations |
Date: | 2000-06-05 10:25:12 |
Message-ID: | 200006051025.GAA19515@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> > The irony in the given example is that the SELECT INTO
> > command isn't in
> > the standard in the first place so you'd have to create all sorts of
> > double standards. Certain things would be "extensions", certain things
> > would be "misuse". And for all it's worth, we have no idea
> > which is which.
> >
> > If you want to throw about warnings about "probable" coding
> > errors and the
> > like one *must* be able to switch them off. Either something is right,
> > then you shut up. Or it's wrong, then you throw an error. Or
> > you're not
> > sure, then you better leave it up to the user.
>
> Yes, only Bruce and I are of the opinion that it *is* an Error, and I guess
> we want some consensus.
> The notice is imho of the sort: notice this syntax is going to be disallowed
> soon.
I see the notice as "Hey, you probably did something you didn't want to do".
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