Re: [HACKERS] Group By, NULL values and inconsistent behaviour.

> > >For now, ignore the patch I sent.  Appears from Andreas demo that the
> > >current postgres code will follow the Informix style with regard to
> > >grouping columns with NULL values. Now that I really think about it,
> > >it does make more sense.
> > 
> > I think I saw the patch committed this morning...?
> 
> 	Yesterday evening, actually...should we back it out, or leave it
> as is?  Is the old way more corrrect the the new?

Marc,

>From the two responses demonstrating Informix and Sybase, I think the patch
I sent should be backed out.  I can live with NULL equaling NULL in the
GROUP BY and ORDER BY clauses, but not in the WHERE clause, if everyone else
is doing it that way.

darrenk