From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Error-safe user functions
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:41 PM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> I'd be the first to agree that "ereturn"
>> doesn't capture that detail very well, but I don't have a better name.
>> (And I do like the fact that this name is the same length as "ereport",
>> so that we won't end up with lots of reindentation to do.)

> I don't think it's sensible to make decisions about important syntax
> on the basis of byte-length. Reindenting is a one-time effort; code
> clarity will be with us forever.

Sure, but without a proposal for a better name, that's irrelevant.

			regards, tom lane