Re: [Review] Re: minor patch submission: CREATE CAST ... AS EXPLICIT

From: Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>
To: Cédric Villemain <cedric(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Jeff Janes <jeff(dot)janes(at)gmail(dot)com>, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [Review] Re: minor patch submission: CREATE CAST ... AS EXPLICIT
Date: 2013-06-22 20:09:12
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Hello Cédric,

> So maybe it is possible to rephrase this piece:
> - <literal>AS IMPLICIT</> is a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
> - extension, too.
> + <literal>AS IMPLICIT</> and <literal>AS EXPLICIT</> are
> + a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension, too.

Ok.

> Back in 2012 Tom exposed arguments against it, or at least not a clear +1.
> The patch add nothing but more explicit creation statement, it has gone
> untouched for 2 years without interest so it is surely not something really
> important for PostgreSQL users.

Elegant is important:-) See my answer to Robert's objection.

> * Coding review
> Patch does not pass test:
> ./check_keywords.pl gram.y ../../../src/include/parser/kwlist.h

Oops! That is not elegant!

> I had to update the unreserved keyword list in order to be able to build
> postgresql.

> ** Does it produce compiler warnings? don't build as is. Need patch update

Indeed.

> I flag it 'return with feedback', please update the patch so it builds.
> Everything else is ok.

Yep.

--
Fabien.

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