Re: Error-safe user functions

On 2022-12-05 Mo 11:20, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 11:09 AM Tom Lane  wrote:
>> Robert Haas  writes:
>>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 10:57 PM Corey Huinker  wrote:
>>>> 2. ereturn_* => errfeedback / error_feedback / feedback
>>> Oh, I like that, especially errfeedback.
>> efeedback?  But TBH I do not think any of these are better than ereturn.
> I do. Having a macro name that is "return" plus one character is going
> to make people think that it returns. I predict that if you insist on
> using that name people are still going to be making mistakes based on
> that confusion 10 years from now.
>

OK, I take both this point and Tom's about trying to keep it the same
length. So we need something that's  7 letters, doesn't say 'return' and
preferably begins with 'e'. I modestly suggest 'eseterr', or if we like
the 'feedback' idea 'efeedbk'.


cheers


andrew

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