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    Mark factorial operator, and postfix operators in general, as deprecated. · 6ca547cf
    Tom Lane authored
    Per discussion, we're planning to remove parser support for postfix
    operators in order to simplify the grammar.  So it behooves us to
    put out a deprecation notice at least one release before that.
    
    There is only one built-in postfix operator, ! for factorial.
    Label it deprecated in the docs and in pg_description, and adjust
    some examples that formerly relied on it.  (The sister prefix
    operator !! is also deprecated.  We don't really have to remove
    that one, but since we're suggesting that people use factorial()
    instead, it seems better to remove both operators.)
    
    Also state in the CREATE OPERATOR ref page that postfix operators
    in general are going away.
    
    Although this changes the initial contents of pg_description,
    I did not force a catversion bump; it doesn't seem essential.
    
    In v13, also back-patch 4c5cf543, so that there's someplace for
    the <link>s to point to.
    
    Mark Dilger and John Naylor, with some adjustments by me
    
    Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/BE2DF53D-251A-4E26-972F-930E523580E9@enterprisedb.com
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