Re: What type of Compiler to SQL? Memory-Image (Load-and-Go) Format?

On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 01:00:37AM +0000, Wen Yi wrote:
> Hi team,
> I am a newbie to the postgres.
> When I am studying the compiler,the text book tell me there is there type of
> compiler.
>
> 1. Assembly Language Format
> 2. Relocatable Binary Format
> 3. Memory-Image (Load-and-Go) Format
>
> I check the postgres's sql compiler, and it's achieved by lex & yacc.
> So What type of Compiler to SQL? Is Memory-Image (Load-and-Go) Format ?

Lex and yacc load command-specific structures, or a Query structure for
SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, MERGE.

The Query structure is converted into a Plan which is executed by the
executor. It is not compiled into assembly language. See this:

https://www.postgresql.org/developer/backend/

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