Re: [HACKERS] alter table crashes back end - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Don Baccus <dhogaza@pacifier.com> writes:
> alter table foo add();
> crashes the backend.

> I'd say it's really low priority, but should be fixed.

A crash is never a good thing.  If you feel like patching your
copy, the problem is in backend/parser/gram.y:

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*** 759,769 ****                 }             | ADD '(' OptTableElementList ')'                 {
-                     Node *lp = lfirst($3);
-                      if (length($3) != 1)                         elog(ERROR,"ALTER TABLE/ADD() allows one column
only");
!                     $$ = lp;                 }             | DROP opt_column ColId                 {
elog(ERROR,"ALTERTABLE/DROP COLUMN not yet implemented"); }
 
--- 759,767 ----                 }             | ADD '(' OptTableElementList ')'                 {
if(length($3) != 1)                         elog(ERROR,"ALTER TABLE/ADD() allows one column only");
 
!                     $$ = (Node *) lfirst($3);                 }             | DROP opt_column ColId                 {
  elog(ERROR,"ALTER TABLE/DROP COLUMN not yet implemented"); }
 
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Line numbers certainly not right for 6.5 ...
        regards, tom lane