Re: Re: [PATCHES] Select parser at runtime

> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> >> Oracle uses a weird syntax for outer joins.
> 
> > We had already rejected this idea.  The earlier this disappears from the
> > face of the earth the better.
> 
> Now now, what about our goal of Postgres world domination?  Gonna be
> tough to get there unless we can assimilate Oracle users ;-)

"Fortress PostgreSQL",  Lamar Owen said.  We do have fortress feel,
don't we?


> I do want to keep that brain-damaged syntax at arm's length, which
> suggests a separate parser rather than merging it into our main
> parser.  I'm not convinced a translation can be done at the grammar
> level with no semantic analysis --- but if Ian thinks he can do it,
> let him try...

My guess is that he is going to need some changes in the /parser but
those will be minor and triggered by some Oracle flag.

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