BUG: RI not enforced on inherited foreign keys (v.7.2.1) - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Ernest E Vogelsinger
Subject BUG: RI not enforced on inherited foreign keys (v.7.2.1)
Date
Msg-id JIENKDKCHMIFIKFKPHDJMEMJCAAA.ernest.vogelsinger@eventus.at
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Responses Re: BUG: RI not enforced on inherited foreign keys (v.7.2.1)  (Stephan Szabo <sszabo@megazone23.bigpanda.com>)
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Your name        : Ernest E Vogelsinger
Your email address    : ernest@vogelsinger.at


System Configuration
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  Architecture (example: Intel Pentium)      : 2 x Intel Pentium 4

  Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF)     : Linux version 2.4.9-34smp
(bhcompile@daffy.perf.redhat.com)
                                                  (gcc version 2.96 20000731
(Red Hat Linux 7.2 2.96-108.1))
                          #1 SMP Sat Jun 1 06:15:25 EDT 2002

  PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-7.2.1):   PostgreSQL-7.2.1

  Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.95.2)        : RedHat RPM


Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
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There is a severe problem with foreign keys that are inherited:
RI is NOT enforced on inherited foreign keys.


Please describe a way to repeat the problem.   Please try to provide a
concise reproducible example, if at all possible:
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create table tb1 (
    id    serial primary key
);

create table tb2 (
    id    serial primary key,
    id_tb1    integer references tb1(id),
    id_tb2    integer references tb2(id)
);

create table tb2a (
    data    varchar
) inherits(tb2);

-- these two return an error (correct)
insert into tb2(id_tb1) values (999);
insert into tb2(id_tb2) values (999);

-- but these two work (WRONG!!)
insert into tb2a(id_tb1) values (999);
insert into tb2a(id_tb2) values (999);


If you know how this problem might be fixed, list the solution below:
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Sorry, no idea :) but it certainly needs to be fixed...

   >O     Ernest E. Vogelsinger
   (\)    ICQ#   13394035
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