Re: BUG #6043: Compilation PLpgsql Succesful but execution bad

From: Emanuel Calvo <postgres(dot)arg(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #6043: Compilation PLpgsql Succesful but execution bad
Date: 2011-05-28 14:23:27
Message-ID: BANLkTinqSHoCNarnwS4vTx+xjkyWeGypqQ@mail.gmail.com
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>>
>> Thanks Heikki for your fast response! ^^
>>
>>
>>> The compiler would have to determine that the loop never ends, or it
>>> would complain that there's no RETURN at the end.
>>>
>>> Many compilers for other languages do that kind of analysis, but it
>>> usually only results in a warning, and compilers sometimes get that
>>> wrong. I don't think it's worthwhile to do that, but of course, patches
>>> are welcome.
>>>
>>
>> Yeah, it's not a very big concern, althougth cold be taken for future
>> improvements
>> in plpgsql. I very far for submit a patch :P
>>
>
> The deep check of embedded SQL is not possible in PL/pgSQL -  this
> remove dependency between PL/pgSQL and database objects. Deeper checks
> mean a broken compatibility :(.
>

Good point.

> PL/PSM has different philosophy where full check is implemented now.
>

Do you think that make some test in 9.1 worthwhile for this
language? I see that the last contrib was submitted years ago.

Regards,

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              Emanuel Calvo
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