Re: ORDER BY logic in PostgreSQL source code

Rafia Sabih <rafia.pghackers@gmail.com>

From: Rafia Sabih <rafia.pghackers@gmail.com>
To: Sajti Zsolt Zoltán <qnwbq9@inf.elte.hu>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org" <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2021-11-10T11:47:46Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Wed, 10 Nov 2021 at 11:57, Sajti Zsolt Zoltán <qnwbq9@inf.elte.hu> wrote:
>
> I'm currently working on a GiST extension for PostgreSQL and I ran into strange ORDER BY results during my queries.
>
> Because I can't find the problem in my source code, I want to investigate the issue by looking at the PostgreSQL source,
> maybe inserting extra log messages.
> While trying to do this, I came to the conclusion that I need developer help, because I can't find the part of the source code
> where the ORDER BY logic is implemented.
>
> Could you please help, by telling me which files should I take a look at?
>
> Thanks in advance!

I think you can start by looking into the function grouping_planner
and explore further by going through the route of it.

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Regards,
Rafia Sabih