Re: [HACKERS] Upgrades for 6.4.1 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Upgrades for 6.4.1
Date
Msg-id 199812181607.LAA01924@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Upgrades for 6.4.1  (Hannu Krosing <hannu@trust.ee>)
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> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > >
> > > > ENHANCEMENTS
> > > > ------------
> > > > * Add full ANSI SQL capabilities
> > > >         * add OUTER joins, left and right (Thomas)
> > > >         * add INTERSECTS, SUBTRACTS(Stephan)
> > > >         * add temporary tables
> > > >         * add sql3 recursive unions
> > > >         * add the concept of dataspaces
> > > >         * add DECIMAL, NUMERIC, DOUBLE PRECISION, BIT, BIT VARYING
> > >
> > > We've got DOUBLE PRECISION, DECIMAL, and NUMERIC (the latter two are
> > > brain-damaged though)
> > 
> > Removed.
> 
> If it's brain-damaged should'nt it be justr Replaced instead of Removed 

We just need to add better precision to the type.

> 
> > 
> > >
> > > >         * add CONSTRAINT
> > >
> > > Already here, from Vadim.
> > Removed.
> > 
> 
> AFAIK, CONSTRAINTS ar currently available only at table create time ?
> 
> So once you have (or have.nt) them, you must stay with it ;(
> 
> creating/dropping constraints should be made to work in ALTER TABLE as
> well

Already on list:
* ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN does not honor DEFAULT, add CONSTRAINT

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