default parameters for built-in functions (was Re: [HACKERS] Documentation Update: Document pg_start_backup checkpoint behavior)

I wrote: Bruce suggested what seemed like an excellent idea, which is to make this self-documenting using the new default-arguments feature --- it'll look something like this in \df: List of functions Schema | Name | Result data type | Argument data

Re: default parameters for built-in functions (was Re: [HACKERS] Documentation Update: Document pg_start_backup checkpoint behavior)

Tom Lane wrote: The only alternative that comes to mind is to have initdb issue an additional SQL command to establish the default after the bootstrap phase; that is, something like CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pg_start_backup(label text, fast boolean DEFAULT false) RETURNS text

Re: default parameters for built-in functions (was Re: [HACKERS] Documentation Update: Document pg_start_backup checkpoint behavior)

Alvaro Herrera alvhe...@commandprompt.com writes: Tom Lane wrote: The only alternative that comes to mind is to have initdb issue an additional SQL command to establish the default after the bootstrap phase; that is, something like CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pg_start_backup(label text,

Re: default parameters for built-in functions (was Re: [HACKERS] Documentation Update: Document pg_start_backup checkpoint behavior)

2009/4/7 Tom Lane t...@sss.pgh.pa.us: I wrote: Bruce suggested what seemed like an excellent idea, which is to make this self-documenting using the new default-arguments feature --- it'll look something like this in \df:                              List of functions  Schema | Name | Result