diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO index 9e80671935..b33fb76528 100644 --- a/doc/TODO +++ b/doc/TODO @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PostgreSQL TODO List ==================== Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) -Last updated: Sat Apr 22 14:18:18 EDT 2006 +Last updated: Sat Apr 22 23:59:59 EDT 2006 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html. @@ -434,7 +434,15 @@ SQL Commands * Allow EXPLAIN to identify tables that were skipped because of constraint_exclusion * Allow EXPLAIN output to be more easily processed by scripts -* -Eventually enable escape_string_warning and standard_conforming_strings +* -Enable escape_string_warning and standard_conforming_strings +* Make standard_conforming_strings the default in 8.3? + + When this is done, backslash-quote should be prohibited in non-E'' + strings because of possible confusion over how such strings treat + backslashes. Basically, '' is always safe for a literal single + quote, while \' might or might not be based on the backslash + handling rules. + * Simplify dropping roles that have objects in several databases * Allow COMMENT ON to accept an expression rather than just a string * Allow the count returned by SELECT, etc to be to represent as an int64 diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html index 9600c2ae83..3f6edd752b 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

PostgreSQL TODO List

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
-Last updated: Sat Apr 22 14:18:18 EDT 2006 +Last updated: Sat Apr 22 23:59:59 EDT 2006

The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html. @@ -399,7 +399,14 @@ first.

  • Allow EXPLAIN to identify tables that were skipped because of constraint_exclusion
  • Allow EXPLAIN output to be more easily processed by scripts -
  • -Eventually enable escape_stringwarning and standardconforming_strings +
  • -Enable escape_stringwarning and standardconforming_strings +
  • Make standard_conforming_strings the default in 8.3? +

    When this is done, backslash-quote should be prohibited in non-E'' + strings because of possible confusion over how such strings treat + backslashes. Basically, '' is always safe for a literal single + quote, while \' might or might not be based on the backslash + handling rules. +

  • Simplify dropping roles that have objects in several databases
  • Allow COMMENT ON to accept an expression rather than just a string
  • Allow the count returned by SELECT, etc to be to represent as an int64