Re: MySQL-ism help patch for psql

David Christensen <david@endpoint.com>

From: David Christensen <david@endpoint.com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>, Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan@kaltenbrunner.cc>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
Date: 2010-01-19T20:54:36Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> The previous discussion started from the idea that only DESCRIBE,
> SHOW DATABASES/TABLES, and USE were worth worrying about.  If we
> were to agree that we'd go that far and no farther, the potential
> conflict with SQL syntax would be pretty limited.  I have little
> enough experience with mysql to not want to opine too much on how
> useful that would be, but it does seem like those are commands
> I use right away anytime I am using mysql.

I have no problems paring down the list of cases; these were the  
correspondences I saw off the top of my head.  I definitely don't want  
to conflict with any SQL syntax.  The exact wording/output of the  
messages can be adjusted at whim.

Regards,

David
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David Christensen
End Point Corporation
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