David G. Johnston wrote: > On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Alex Ignatov <a.igna...@postgrespro.ru> wrote: > > > Arguing just like that one can say that we don't even need exception like > > "division by zero". Just use well-formed numbers in denominator... > > Input data sometimes can be generated automagically. Without exception > > throwing debugging stored function containing to_timestamp can be painful. > > to_timestamp with its present behavior is, IMO, a poorly designed function > that would never be accepted today.
I'm not sure about that. to_timestamp was added to improve compatibility with Oracle, by commit b866d2e2d794. I suppose the spec should follow what's documented here, http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/functions193.htm http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/sql_elements004.htm#i34924 and that wherever we deviate from that, is a bug that should be fixed. -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
