Re: Do away with a few backwards compatibility macros

On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 12:05:36AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> No objection here, but should we try to establish some sort of project
> policy around this sort of change (ie, removal of backwards-compatibility
> support)?  "Once it no longer matters for any supported version" sounds
> about right to me, but maybe somebody has an argument for thinking about
> it differently.

That seems reasonable to me.  I don't think we need to mandate that
backwards-compatibility support be removed as soon as it is eligible, but
it can be considered fair game at that point.

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