Re: json (b) and null fields

From: "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)justatheory(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: json (b) and null fields
Date: 2014-09-29 16:17:15
Message-ID: 69E07D57-E5BA-4FB1-A9F6-B21FBB3A1558@justatheory.com
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On Sep 29, 2014, at 9:09 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> I seem to recall that we've run into practical difficulties with moving
> extensions into core. It might be OK for a functions-only extension
> though.

It does make upgrading difficult, though, as I’ve learned the hard way with when upgrading from 9.2 with json_enhancements to 9.3 without. We had to do some selective dropping and re-creating of functions, views, and triggers to get it all to work properly.

Best,

David

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