Joe Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> folklore has it that Mariner II was lost to exactly such a bug).
> Ouch -- got the point. BTW, I think I was beating you over the head with an urban legend. Some idle googling revealed the true facts of the Mariner failure: http://www.rchrd.com/Misc-Texts/Famous_Fortran_Errors Nonetheless, it's well established that loops should be able to do nothing when doing nothing is called for. Even Fortran got the point after awhile... regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
