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Re: Removing SORTFUNC_LT/REVLT


  • From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
  • To: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
  • Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: Removing SORTFUNC_LT/REVLT
  • Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:38:36 -0500
  • Message-id: <2560(dot)1135816716(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>

Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> writes:
> The issue is whether anything you want to ORDER BY needs to be
> described by an B-tree operator class, and hence have a real sort
> function.

> 1. Do people have any problems with this?
> 2. Would a patch for this be accepted seperate from the whole collation
> stuff?

I think it's reasonable to remove that feature, *after* we provide
a workable substitute.  So, "no" to both questions ...

			regards, tom lane



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