Re: [HACKERS] Updating column on row update

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> Part of the motivation for allowing inline blocks was to allow for 
> conditional logic.

I don't think that argument really applies to this case, because the
complaint was about not being sure if plpgsql is installed.  If it
isn't, you can hardly use a plpgsql DO block to fix it.

(Is anyone up for revisiting the perennial topic of whether to install
plpgsql by default?  Andrew's argument does suggest that DO might offer
a new consideration in that tradeoff.)

			regards, tom lane