Re: BUG #16594: DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY fails on partitioned table with a non helpful error message. - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: BUG #16594: DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY fails on partitioned table with a non helpful error message.
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Msg-id 20200901174408.GA6628@alvherre.pgsql
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In response to Re: BUG #16594: DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY fails on partitioned table with a non helpful error message.  (Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>)
Responses Re: BUG #16594: DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY fails on partitioned table with a non helpful error message.  (Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>)
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On 2020-Sep-01, Michael Paquier wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 09:25:53PM -0400, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > Actually I think you're wrong; if I put it before the check, then if I
> > do "drop index concurrently some_temp_partitioned_index" then it would
> > fail; but if I put it after the check, then it does a normal
> > non-concurrent index and it works.  I'm not sure it's necessary to break
> > a case that otherwise works ...
> 
> Hmm.  Right.  I agree that it would be better to not break that case.
> And it means that there is a gap in the regression tests here, so I'd
> like to add a test.  Please see the attached to achieve that, which
> includes your own code changes and the doc parts

Agreed -- thanks for that.

> (I didn't see a point in changing the new sentence for temporary
> relations as the follow-up <para> mentions that).

Yeah, I had come to the same conclusion.

Pushed now to all branches, thanks.

Thanks, Jan, for reporting this bug.

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