Re: unaccent(text) fails depending on search_path (WAS: pg_upgrade fails saying function unaccent(text) doesn't exist)

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I wrote:
> Gunnlaugur Thor Briem <gunnlaugur(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>> SET search_path = "$user"; SELECT public.unaccent('foo');
>> SET
>> ERROR: text search dictionary "unaccent" does not exist

> Meh. I think we need the attached, or something just about like it.
>
> It's barely possible that there's somebody out there who's relying on
> setting the search path to allow choosing among multiple "unaccent"
> dictionaries. But there are way more people whose functions are
> broken due to the recent search-path-tightening changes.

Here's a slightly more efficient version.

regards, tom lane