> > Also, the change to pg_cancel_backend breaks backwards
> compatibility
> > with 8.0, which is a whole lot worse than breaking it with
> 8.1-beta1.
>
> Yeah, I thought about that (and Bruce and I already discussed
> it offlist before I committed the changes). The function was
> newly added in 8.0 -- if we're *ever* going to fix it, fixing
> it before 8.1 ships is the best time to do so. I would also
> guess that (a) not many people are using the function (b) the
> changes in client code should be minimal (as you point out).
> So IMHO making the API change and noting it in the release
> notes was probably best.
Hmm. Yeah, I agree provided the "if we're ever going to". I'm just not
as convinced we have to do it - it's not that broken in the first place.
> > Sure, can be fairly easily recoded with CASE, but... If
> nothing else
> > this needs to go in as a "backwards incompatible change" in the
> > release notes.
>
> This is already done.
Great.
//Magnus
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