DROP/IF_P EXISTS in gram.y

Started by Michael Meskesover 19 years ago2 messages

meskes@postgresql.org

over 19 years ago

Is there any reason why all DROP statements except DROP CAST have two
rules, one with IF_P EXISTS and one without, while DROP CAST uses
opt_if_exists?

Michael
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Andrew Dunstan

andrew@dunslane.net

over 19 years ago

In reply to: Michael Meskes (#1)

Re: DROP/IF_P EXISTS in gram.y

Michael Meskes wrote:

Is there any reason why all DROP statements except DROP CAST have two
rules, one with IF_P EXISTS and one without, while DROP CAST uses
opt_if_exists?

With all the others that was the only way to stop getting a grammar
conflict, IIRC.

cheers

andrew