Re: [PATCH] Generate column names for subquery expressions

Marti Raudsepp <marti@juffo.org> writes:
> In current PostgreSQL versions, subquery expressions in the SELECT list
> always generate columns with name "?column?"
> ...
> This patch improves on that:
>   select (SELECT 1 AS foo) => foo
>   select exists(SELECT 1)  => exists
>   select array(SELECT 1)   => array

> Does this sound like a good idea?

Seems like a lot of room for bikeshedding here, but we could certainly
consider doing something.

> Should I submit this to the CommitFest?

Please.

			regards, tom lane