On Oct 11, 2008, at 19:57, Tom Lane wrote:
> "David E. Wheeler" <david@kineticode.com> writes:
>> Any interest in adding a function like this to core?
>
> No, because it's already there: see "show server_version_num".
>
> (It's probably worth noting that none of our existing clients that
> would
> have any use for this information look at server_version_num, because
> it's only available in 8.2 and up. A function introduced as of 8.4
> would be an additional two major releases behind the curve.)
Yeah, but I want to use it in WHERE clauses or CASE statements. I'm
fine to just include it in pgtap, though.
Best,
David