Re: [INTERFACES] More protocol discussion: breaking down

From: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] More protocol discussion: breaking down
Date: 2003-04-09 05:47:03
Message-ID: 3E93B3D7.9000102@joeconway.com
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Tom Lane wrote:
>>I'd think that binary support at the protocol level would obsolete the
>>need for the DECLARE BINARY CURSOR command.
>
> Yeah, but making something obsolete is not the same as being willing to
> remove it immediately. If we keep DECLARE BINARY CURSOR around, how
> should it act?

The protocol level should win if it is set to binary, but I think the
statement level has to win otherwise in order to maintain backward
compatibility, at least for the next release.

Joe

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