Re: RFC for adding typmods to functions

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org, Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: RFC for adding typmods to functions
Date: 2009-11-17 22:24:49
Message-ID: 4B0322B1.6070202@dunslane.net
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Pavel submitted a patch to add typmods to function declarations, but there
> was no prior design discussion and it desperately needs some. Let me try
> to summarize the issues that seem to need agreement.
>
>

[excellent summary of problem areas snipped]

> Unless we have consensus on all of these points I don't think we should
> proceed with the patch. Comments?
>
>
>

Apart from all these it's not clear to me what the major benefits of
doing this would be. I'd like an explanation of that to start with.

cheers

andrew

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