On 2015-02-26 18:05:46 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> > On 2015-02-26 17:45:26 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> > If the changes breaks some code it's likely actually a good thing:
> > Because, as you say, using MemoryContextReset() will likely be the wrong
> > thing, and they'll want to fix it for the existing branches as well.
>
> Is that likely to happen? I doubt it. They'll just mutter under their
> breath about useless API breakage and move on.
Maybe.
> Basically, this is a judgment call, and I disagree with your judgment.
Right. That's ok, happens all the time.
> And I've got to say that I'm losing patience with
> backwards-compatibility arguments taken to this degree. We might as
> well stop development entirely.
Meh, normally you're on the side I'm on right now...
Greetings,
Andres Freund
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