Re: pg_depend patch - Mailing list pgsql-patches

Almost forgot...

Heres changes for queries in pg_dump and psql to use pg_constraint
rather than pg_relcheck.


--
Rod
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rod Taylor" <rbt@zort.ca>
To: <pgsql-patches@postgresql.org>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] pg_depend patch


> Ok.  Fixed constraint names. Found and fixed an issue with index
table
> locks.  It now piggy backs DeleteComment() on dependDelete() since
90%
> of the cases had both calls.
>
> Thanks,
>     Rod
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rod Taylor" <rbt@zort.ca>
> To: <pgsql-patches@postgresql.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 10:07 PM
> Subject: [PATCHES] pg_depend patch
>
>
> > Creation of:
> > src/backend/catalog/pg_constraint.c
> > src/backend/catalog/pg_depend.c
> > src/include/catalog/pg_constraint.h
> > src/include/catalog/pg_depend.h
> > src/test/regress/expected/drop.out
> >
> > Removed src/backend/catalog/pg_relcheck.h
> >
> >
> > TODO list attached which has a list of what I've done.  Additional
> notes
> > are below.
> >
> >
> > Postgresql TODOs completed with this patch:
> >
> > - Add pg_depend table for dependency recording (slightly different
> > structure)
> > - Auto-destroy sequence on DROP of table with SERIAL
> > - Prevent column (relation) dropping if column is used by foreign
> key
> > - Make foreign keys easier to identify.
> >
> > Worth mentioning:
> > - Prevent dropping system required functions and types.
> > - Move all constraints under a single namespace (unique to the
> relation)
> >
> >
> > pg_dump can be easily modified to pick up the new foreign key
> > structure.  There is NOT a mechanism to convert trigger style
> foreign
> > keys into constraint entries.
> >
> > Renaming SERIAL sequences to include the OID would be useful and
> simple.
> >
> > Function contents, view contents, and default values can depend on
> > objects.  Currently not tracked.  One needs to parse their node
tree
> for
> > all types, functions, relations, columns, and other references
> recording
> > these in the pg_depend table.  Patch is still quite useful for
other
> > reasons though :)
> >
> >
> > Regression tests will fail due to the OIDs used to name
constraints
> > being different with each run.   Suggested solution is to disable
> NOTICE
> > during regression tests.  See 'Regression tests and NOTICE
> statements'
> > on hackers.
> >
> > ALTER TABLE DROP CONSTRAINT is still not completely functional
(same
> > state as before).
> >
> > Documentation updates will follow.  They'll consist primarily of
> > describing RESTRICT and CASCADE keywords.
> >
> >
> > NOTE: REINDEX may do strange things.  It appears to be functional,
> but
> > has a special hook through dependencies so it won't complain too
> loudly.
> > Basically ignores restrictions and doesn't cascade beyond implicit
> > drops.
> >
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > --
> > Rod
> >
>
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