Re: [HACKERS] Why DEFAULT text 'now' does not work for TIMESTAMP columns

Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
>> As long as both sets of names are accepted, I think it probably wouldn't
>> matter if the implementation of one of them changes.  I wouldn't like to
>> have my tables containing "datetime" suddenly stop working though...

> No, we would have the names aliased in the parser, as we do for
> int->int4, etc.

Oh, I see.  And so my next pg_dump output would magically have the
standard names.  That's cool.

>>>> And while you are being annoyed by code, how about looking at problems
>>>> with trying to use indices on constants and on functions calls?
>> "Indices on constants"?  I'm confused...

> I just phrased it poorly. I was referring to the int2_col = int4_val
> problem...

Ah.  I've got that on my to-do list, but I've got no good idea for a
solution yet... see prior traffic...
        regards, tom lane