Re: [HACKERS] Cluster wide option to control symbol case folding - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Craig Ringer
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Cluster wide option to control symbol case folding
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In response to [HACKERS] Cluster wide option to control symbol case folding  ("Lewis, Ian \(Microstar Laboratories\)" <ilewis@mstarlabs.com>)
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On 25 Dec. 2016 10:30 am, "Lewis, Ian (Microstar Laboratories)" <ilewis@mstarlabs.com> wrote:
Is there any chance that the PostgreSQL developers would accept a new
cluster wide configuration option to control how the system handles
symbol case folding?

Probably not  as a GUC (configuration option, like in PostgreSQL.conf). There's a somewhat established principle that GUCs should not change query semantics.

Personally I can see such an option being ok as an initdb-time setting or at CREATE DATABASE time. Case folding can know the current db from global context.

It'd have to be fast though. Very fast.


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