Re: CREATE CAST requires immutable cast function?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: CREATE CAST requires immutable cast function?
Date: 2002-09-01 02:45:00
Message-ID: 200209010245.g812j0b04425@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Perhaps there's a case for prohibiting volatile casts (as opposed to
> stable ones), but I don't really see it. I'd prefer to just remove
> this restriction. Comments?

Volatile casts can blow up. I am sure that is the reasoning. ;-)

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