Re: Alter table add column ignores default - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com> writes:
> If this:
> alter table foobar add column address varchar(50) default 'none';
> is the incorrect syntax, why does it not fail or at least give a
> warning?

Because it's incompletely implemented: the parser takes the full syntax
but the ALTER TABLE routine doesn't do everything it should.

            regards, tom lane