Re: generic builtin functions

From: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: generic builtin functions
Date: 2005-11-10 17:12:30
Message-ID: 20051110171230.GF19686@svana.org
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On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 12:02:58PM -0500, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
> I am looking at creating a few generic functions builtin for the enum
> stuff. These would be tied to each enum type as it is created. However,
> they should not really appear in pg_proc initially, as there wouldn't be
> any enum types to tie them to anyway. But I want them to have reserved
> oids and appear in the list of builtins.

Why? What's wrong with creating the functions when people use the
module, like every other module in contrib? Is there a reason you need
fixed oids?

Have a nice day,
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Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> http://svana.org/kleptog/
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> tool for doing 5% of the work and then sitting around waiting for someone
> else to do the other 95% so you can sue them.

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