Thread: will this bug be fixed in 7.5

will this bug be fixed in 7.5

From
"culley harrelson"
Date:
Hi,

We just experienced this bug:

http://tinyurl.com/28gkh

on 7.4.1 (freebsd and os x).  Is there any chance this is on the list
for 7.5?

culley

Re: will this bug be fixed in 7.5

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
culley harrelson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We just experienced this bug:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/28gkh
>
> on 7.4.1 (freebsd and os x).  Is there any chance this is on the list
> for 7.5?

I don't think it is fixed in 7.5, sorry.

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Re: will this bug be fixed in 7.5

From
Alvaro Herrera
Date:
On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 03:38:10PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> culley harrelson wrote:

> > http://tinyurl.com/28gkh
> >
> > on 7.4.1 (freebsd and os x).  Is there any chance this is on the list
> > for 7.5?
>
> I don't think it is fixed in 7.5, sorry.

But he can use the new ALTER TABLE feature for changing the datatype and
he won't have the dropped column in the first place.

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Re: will this bug be fixed in 7.5

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 03:38:10PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > culley harrelson wrote:
>
> > > http://tinyurl.com/28gkh
> > >
> > > on 7.4.1 (freebsd and os x).  Is there any chance this is on the list
> > > for 7.5?
> >
> > I don't think it is fixed in 7.5, sorry.
>
> But he can use the new ALTER TABLE feature for changing the datatype and
> he won't have the dropped column in the first place.

That's assuming his code will work after the new altery column type
operation.  I am not sure about that.

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