Re: add modulo (%) operator to pgbench

On 09/24/2014 09:34 PM, Fabien COELHO wrote:
>
>> The idea of a modulo operator was not rejected, we'd just like to have the
>> infrastructure in place first.
>
> Sigh.
>
> How to transform a trivial 10 lines patch into a probably 500+ lines
> project involving flex & bison & some non trivial data structures, and
> which may get rejected on any ground...

That's how we get good features. It's very common for someone to need X, 
and to post a patch that does X. Other people pop up that need Y and Z 
which are similar, and you end up implementing those too. It's more work 
for you in the short term, but it benefits everyone in the long run.

- Heikki