Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: > Changing the scope of the search on the basis of whether or not a > pattern is present strikes me as a terrible idea. It's confusing and > unlikely to make anyone happy.
Huh? The pattern itself "changes the scope of the search", so I don't see how this is a conceptual violation. Not that I'd personally be unhappy with dropping that part of the proposal, but this doesn't seem like a good argument against it. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers