Re: Is PG a moving target?

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: Ken Johanson <pg-user(at)kensystem(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Is PG a moving target?
Date: 2008-02-11 08:09:05
Message-ID: 200802110909.05500.peter_e@gmx.net
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Ken Johanson wrote:
> Is there anything now, or in the works, for compatibility emulation? For
> example to setup my session to act like 8.2 and allow less-strict
> typing.

The best way to ensure 8.2 compatibility is to use 8.2. But as casts are user
definable, you can add back any casts you want. Just don't add dozens of
implicit casts and then come back here wondering why your application is
behaving strangely. :)

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Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/

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