On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Peter Eisentraut <pete...@gmx.net> wrote: > On 11/16/15 5:10 PM, Tom Lane wrote: >> Peter Eisentraut <pete...@gmx.net> writes: >>> On 11/15/15 9:50 PM, Craig Ringer wrote: >>>> I'd prefer to omit fields if explicitly assigned to NULL. You can always >>>> use coalesce if you want the string 'NULL'; I agree with others here >>>> that the vast majority of users will want the field just omitted. >> >>> I think the problem was that you can't omit the primary message. >> >> If you ask me, that would be a feature not a bug. > > Right. > > Frankly, I have lost track of what the problem here is.
I am still of the opinion that this patch is a solution in search of a problem. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
