On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 12:46 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Amit Langote <amitlangot...@gmail.com> writes: >> Yeah, that is true. Sorry, I am unaware as to how generic make* >> functions in gram.y are and how they differ from those in makefuncs.c. > >> So, use of make* family of functions outside parser is their abuse in >> some way? Anything that needs to use these functions should somehow be >> accomplished in parser perhaps. For example, duplicate/redundant CHECK >> expressions elimination and such? > > Well, the larger point here is that those functions are specific to > gram.y's problem of constructing multi-AND(OR) structures during a series > of binary production actions. I don't see that there's any use for them > elsewhere, and the way that they modify the input structures wouldn't > necessarily be safe anywhere else either. >
I see. Thanks for clarifying. -- Amit -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
