Re: [PATCH] Exorcise "zero-dimensional" arrays (Was: Re: Should array_length() Return NULL)

On 03/20/2013 04:45 PM, Brendan Jurd wrote:
> Incompatibility:
> This patch introduces an incompatible change in the behaviour of the
> aforementioned array functions -- instead of returning NULL for empty
> arrays they return meaningful values.  Applications relying on the old
> behaviour to test for emptiness may be disrupted.  One can

As a heavy user of arrays, I support this patch as being worth the
breakage of backwards compatibility.  However, that means it certainly
will need to wait for 9.4 to provide adequate warning.

Brendan, how hard would it be to create a GUC for backwards-compatible
behavior?

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