Re: SQL2003 GENERATED ... AS ... syntax

On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 14:35, Tom Lane wrote:
> Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca> writes:
> > Yes it would. The solution you have already requires an initdb (changed
> > pg_proc.h), as such will probably need to wait until 7.5 for
> > integration. You might be able to squeeze it in as a contrib module for
> > 7.4 though.
>
> Given that it also requires grammar and parser changes, I don't see how
> it could exist as contrib at all.
>
> I recommend dropping any thought of this appearing in any form in any
> 7.4.* release; it just ain't gonna happen that way.  Design a clean
> solution for 7.5, instead.

I see.. I was thinking of the userlocks module which has a partial
implementation in the backend, with the 'work' units in contrib.