Re: PL/pgSQL PERFORM with CTE

From: Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>, "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)justatheory(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>, Marko Tiikkaja <marko(at)joh(dot)to>, Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)yahoo(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PL/pgSQL PERFORM with CTE
Date: 2013-08-29 21:48:26
Message-ID: 20130829214826.GA4283@awork2.anarazel.de
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On 2013-08-29 14:40:24 -0700, Josh Berkus wrote:
> On 08/29/2013 02:22 PM, Pavel Stehule wrote:
> > Still I don't think so correct solution is enabling a unbound SELECTs, but
> > correct is a fix a PERFORM and remove a necessity to use a PERFORM for call
> > of VOID functions.
>
> You have yet to supply any arguments which support this position.

I am not convinced that's enough of a reason, but the requirement to use
PERFORM for SELECTs that aren't stored anywhere actually has prevented
bugs for me. I am not convinced that's worth the cost since I also have
been annoyed by it several times, but it's not as crystal clear as you
paint it.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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