From: | Marko Kreen <marko(at)l-t(dot)ee> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [PATCHES] binary operators on integers |
Date: | 2001-01-21 18:52:30 |
Message-ID: | 20010121205230.A19040@l-t.ee |
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On Sat, Jan 20, 2001 at 01:31:49PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Given the infrequency of use of postfix operators compared to prefix,
> I am inclined to think that we should change the grammar to make the
> latter easier to use at the expense of the former. On the other hand,
> it seems there's a pretty large risk of backwards-incompatibility here.
> Comments?
I say, go for it! :) if it matters anything :]
And the backwards incompatibility should be simply mentioned in
release notes. Only problem is, that this is such a obscure
incompatibility that I am not sure e.g. distro packagers bother
to mention it in new 7.1 install splash-screens. "If you have
used factorial '!' or start of interval '|' operator in
expressions, note that ..." ?
--
marko
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