X-Original-To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (unknown [192.204.191.242]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 031A5475C3D; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 19:11:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h2E0BNub012416; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 19:11:23 -0500 (EST) To: Hiroshi Inoue Cc: Dave Page , ZeugswetterA@spardat.at, pgman@candle.pha.pa.us, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Roadmap for FE/BE protocol redesign In-reply-to: <3E711B09.3D81D7DE@tpf.co.jp> References: <03AF4E498C591348A42FC93DEA9661B8259D8D@mail.vale-housing.co.uk> <27130.1047484194@sss.pgh.pa.us> <3E702552.DA8A29A9@tpf.co.jp> <50073.80.177.99.193.1047549156.squirrel@ssl.vale-housing.co.uk> <4860.1047568767@sss.pgh.pa.us> <3E711B09.3D81D7DE@tpf.co.jp> Comments: In-reply-to Hiroshi Inoue message dated "Fri, 14 Mar 2003 08:58:01 +0900" Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 19:11:23 -0500 Message-ID: <12415.1047600683@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Archive-Number: 200303/582 X-Sequence-Number: 36828 Hiroshi Inoue writes: > Hmm as for PREPAREd statements, it seems much better to > implement functions which returns fields info for the > statement than relying on such a protocol level change. Well, we're changing the protocol anyway for other purposes, so the extra burden of a change here doesn't seem large. I think it's more useful to worry about what functionality we want than to worry about whether it's changed... regards, tom lane