Re: SQL compatibility reminder: MySQL vs PostgreSQL

From: David Christensen <david(at)endpoint(dot)com>
To: Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
Cc: "Robert Haas" <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, "Wolfgang Wilhelm" <wolfgang20121964(at)yahoo(dot)de>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: SQL compatibility reminder: MySQL vs PostgreSQL
Date: 2010-03-08 15:24:41
Message-ID: 1D1F220C-F844-4C84-91CD-7BE0C8220F32@endpoint.com
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On Mar 8, 2010, at 9:16 AM, Kevin Grittner wrote:

> Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> Wolfgang Wilhelm <wolfgang20121964(at)yahoo(dot)de> wrote:
>
>>> Isn*t that a good time to think to put that question into the
>>> list of things PostgreSQL doesn*t want to do?
>>
>> Yes.
>
> Done.
>
> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Todo#Features_We_Do_Not_Want

Does this conflict conceptually with the item from "Exotic Features"
on the same page?:

* Add pre-parsing phase that converts non-ISO syntax to supported syntax
This could allow SQL written for other databases to run without
modification.

Regards,

David
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David Christensen
End Point Corporation
david(at)endpoint(dot)com

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