On Tue, 2002-08-27 at 23:29, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > OK, patch attached. It was actually easier than I thought. We have to
> > decide if we are going to remove the old syntax in 7.4.
>
> I'd say "no". There's no compelling reason to break backward
> compatibility here --- certainly a couple more productions in gram.y
> isn't enough reason.
I agree here. Why intentionally break something that doesn't violate
standards, and would cause people to have to look at all their queries.
I personally hope y'all do *NOT* remove the old syntax.
>
> But I think it'd be sufficient to document only the new syntax.
Why? If both old and new are acceptable, why not document it?
(Just curious, I'm not wedded to it).
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