On 2014-09-16 13:42:22 +0100, Thom Brown wrote:
> > > The function can't be the target of CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION.
> >
> > That *really* sucks. To the point of making the feature useless in my
> > eyes. That's really something frequently done.
> >
>
> Why not CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER? Wouldn't the function itself be an
> internal matter rather than something for users to worry about? If the
> user needs to adjust it, they'd need to discover the name of the function
> the trigger referred to, which may not be trivial.
Because CREATE OR REPLACE trigger has to take a heavy relation level
lock? Because we don't have it? Because it'll allow to change things
that you really don't want to change?
Greetings,
Andres Freund
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