>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Paquier <mich...@paquier.xyz> writes:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 02:21:30PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: >> However, an alternative would be to backport the new syntax to some >> earlier versions. "WITH ... AS MATERIALIZED" can easily just be >> synonymous with "WITH ... AS" in versions prior to 12; there's no >> need to support "NOT MATERIALIZED" since that's explicitly >> requesting the new query-folding feature that only exists in 12. >> Would something like the attached patch against REL_11_STABLE be >> acceptable? I'd like to backpatch it at least as far as PostgreSQL >> 10. Michael> I am afraid that new features don't gain a backpatch. This is Michael> a project policy. Back-branches should just include bug fixes. I do think an argument can be made for making an exception in this particular case. This wouldn't be backpatching a feature, just accepting and ignoring some of the new syntax to make upgrading easier. -- Andrew (irc:RhodiumToad)
