John Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When doing CREATE or REPLACE FUNCTION of a builtin function, it seems to > have no effect if its in the 'C" language. SQL functions seem to work, > but as neilc pointed out, it may be due to the SQL function being > inlined. > The builtin function is still called, not the userdefined function for > 'C' language functions.
You can't override a builtin C function that way because there is a built-in map from function OID to builtin function address, and it's consulted before trying to look in pg_proc. This behavior is not really open to negotiation; not only on grounds of speed, but on grounds of circularity. (The functions used in the process of looking up entries in pg_proc itself obviously must have such a short circuit...) You'd have to build a modified backend in which the particular functions you want to replace are not listed in the builtin mapping table. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])