Re: width_bucket() per SQL2003 (WIP)

Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> writes:
> The attached patch implements the width_bucket() function (as specified
> by Section 6.27 of the SQL2003 standard, in particular page 250 in my
> copy).

Other than "it's in SQL2003", what's the point of implementing this?
It seems like a mighty marginal feature ...

> I believe the function comes from Oracle 9i,

Trying to implement everything in Oracle is a goal up with which we must
not try to keep.

            regards, tom lane