Re: GUC time unit spelling a bit inconsistent

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: GUC time unit spelling a bit inconsistent
Date: 2007-06-20 21:18:31
Message-ID: 856.1182374311@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> If SQL was not a popular standard, we would drop it. You and Alvaro are
> saying that 'm' for meter and 'min' for minute is commonly recognized
> outside the USA/UK, so that is good enough for me to say that the
> existing setup is fine.

If we're not going to make the units-parsing any more friendly, for
gosh sakes let's at least make it give a HINT about what it will accept.

regards, tom lane

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