X-Original-To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Received: from bob.samurai.com (bob.samurai.com [205.207.28.75]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AA5C475C98; Sun, 9 Mar 2003 16:20:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from DU150.N224.ResNet.QueensU.CA (DU150.N224.ResNet.QueensU.CA [130.15.224.150]) by bob.samurai.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD9E31F92; Sun, 9 Mar 2003 16:20:06 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Cursors and backwards scans and SCROLL From: Neil Conway To: Rod Taylor Cc: Tom Lane , PostgreSQL Development , pgsql-sql@postgresql.org In-Reply-To: <1047243868.28251.217.camel@jester> References: <21621.1047242111@sss.pgh.pa.us> <1047243868.28251.217.camel@jester> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1047244805.1204.211.camel@tokyo> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 Date: 09 Mar 2003 16:20:05 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archive-Number: 200303/323 X-Sequence-Number: 36569 On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 16:04, Rod Taylor wrote: > How about a variable that turns on or off spec enforcement (case #1 or > #2). On for 7.4, off for 7.5 the next release, and make it disappear > after that. Yeah, that sounds like the best solution to me. IMHO there is a case to be made for skipping straight to defaulting to 'on' in 7.4, and removing the GUC var in 7.5 Cheers, Neil -- Neil Conway || PGP Key ID: DB3C29FC