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		kreetx on April 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A MySQL compatible database engine written in pure... Isn't there an adapter from mysql-to-postgres which would essentially mimic all the quirks in mysql onto an actual postgres?

aargh_aargh on April 10, 2024 [–]

I believe this is what Janus (NEXTGRES) does.

To clarify, the wire protocol is the easy part, the semantic differences how each database does things is a whole other can of worms. Such emulation will never be 100%, quirks and all.

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