Re: Bug in Create sequence parsing?

Seems we don't support int8 sequences. Should we? I don't see a good
use for them.

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> Creating a sequence whose maxvalue is > signed-4-byte-int-max generates a parse error.
> Inserting the same value into an int8 field works, however.
> Conclusion: create sequence doesnt parse > int4, but insert does.
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> euclid=> create table test (Im_big int8);
> CREATE
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> --Insert int4-max + 1
> euclid=> insert into test values (2147483648);
> INSERT 192329 1
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> --Create a sequence whose maxval is int4-max
> euclid=> create sequence im_big_seq maxvalue 2147483647;
> CREATE
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> --Hmm, works great.
> euclid=> drop sequence im_big_seq;
> DROP
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> --Create a sequence whose maxval is int4-max + 1
> euclid=> create sequence im_big_seq maxvalue 2147483648;
> ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "2147483648"
> ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "2147483648"
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> --No sir, I dont like it.
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