Re: linked list rewrite

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> lcons        no change
>> lconsi        lcons_int
>> lconso        lcons_oid

> Should these be lnew or something clearer than cons-truct?

No, lcons is one of the names that I think we should stick with on
historical grounds.  It's widely used in the backend and it has the
right connotations for anyone who's ever used Lisp.  "lnew" conveys
nothing, certainly not the right thing (it doesn't make a new List,
only a new ListCell).
        regards, tom lane