Tom Lane wrote: > Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Interesting. I wonder why the function is not defined instead with OUT > > parameters. > > Because bootstrap mode isn't capable of dealing with array columns, > so you can't define stuff in pg_proc.h that sets up an array of OUT > parameter types. I tried to apply that idea for the pg_locks function > a month or two ago, but it blew up in my face :-(. > > It'd be nice to fix this sometime, but not while we are so far past > feature freeze.
The patch includes documentation about the meaning the return values, and I think that is good enough. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
