Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> Hmm, well if I understand this correctly (now), it's similar to allowing:
> void
> test2(int a)
> {
> a = 2;
> return;
> }
> ...which is a fairly common programming practice that I don't think is
> particularly considered bad style, or at least certainly not by
> everyone.
Right, you could only change the local copy of the parameter value.
It's certainly not demonstrably horrible ...
regards, tom lane