Re: Error-safe user functions

On 12/5/22 11:36, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> 
> On 2022-12-05 Mo 11:20, Robert Haas wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 11:09 AM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>>> Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
>>>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 10:57 PM Corey Huinker <corey.huinker@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 2. ereturn_* => errfeedback / error_feedback / feedback
>>>> Oh, I like that, especially errfeedback.
>>> efeedback?  But TBH I do not think any of these are better than ereturn.
>> I do. Having a macro name that is "return" plus one character is going
>> to make people think that it returns. I predict that if you insist on
>> using that name people are still going to be making mistakes based on
>> that confusion 10 years from now.
>>
> 
> OK, I take both this point and Tom's about trying to keep it the same
> length. So we need something that's  7 letters, doesn't say 'return' and
> preferably begins with 'e'. I modestly suggest 'eseterr', or if we like
> the 'feedback' idea 'efeedbk'.

Maybe eretort?

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