Re: Aggregate definition : small oversight ?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Emmanuel Charpentier <charpent(at)bacbuc(dot)dyndns(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Aggregate definition : small oversight ?
Date: 2003-02-18 15:09:53
Message-ID: 23483.1045580993@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Emmanuel Charpentier <charpent(at)bacbuc(dot)dyndns(dot)org> writes:
> Dear list,
> 7.3.x has CREATE OR REPLACE { VIEW | FUNCTION | TABLE ... }, but it lacks
> CREATE OR REPLACE AGGREGATE, which may be a boon to ten-thumbed users like
> me ...

> Is that an oversight, or is there deeper reasons to this omission ?

Lack of implementation effort; lack of demand for feature. Is it really
that useful, as compared to dropping and remaking the aggregate?

regards, tom lane

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