Re: Patch for removal of RULE bracket use

Bruce Momjian  writes:
> One question I have is whether this change is needed:
> 	  %left         '.'
> 	- %left         '[' ']'
> 	  %left         '(' ')'

Only if you want to break array-subscript parsing ;-).  Leave it in.

> I believe the logic for removal of brackets for multi-statement rules is
> that brackets are just weird in this usage.  :-)

I think the real reason is that psql and other clients aren't smart
about brackets overriding semicolons, and we don't feel like making
them so.
		regards, tom lane