Re: BUG #2759: \df doesn't show functions with no args

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Leon Miller-Out <pg_bugs(at)leonout(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #2759: \df doesn't show functions with no args
Date: 2006-11-21 03:50:05
Message-ID: 200611210350.kAL3o5O14317@momjian.us
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I am wondering if you are using an old psql with your 8.1.X server.
I see in 8.2.X this output from psql \df:

pg_catalog | now | timestamp with time zone |

and I see similar code in 8.1.X. Do you see "now" showing up?

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Leon Miller-Out wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 2759
> Logged by: Leon Miller-Out
> Email address: pg_bugs(at)leonout(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.1.5
> Operating system: CentOS 4.4 x64
> Description: \df doesn't show functions with no args
> Details:
>
> \df doesn't show functions with no arguments.
>
> This is a documented problem, and appears to have been fixed in April 2005,
> so I'm not sure why it's showing up here.
>
> See:
> http://groups.google.com/group/pgsql.committers/browse_frm/thread/d28052b7da
> 9424b0/e6413772fc41324d%23e6413772fc41324d
>
> Running pgsql -E, then \dv outputs:
>
> SELECT n.nspname as "Schema",
> p.proname as "Name",
> CASE WHEN p.proretset THEN 'setof ' ELSE '' END ||
> pg_catalog.format_type(p.prorettype, NULL) as "Result data type",
> pg_catalog.oidvectortypes(p.proargtypes) as "Argument data types"
> FROM pg_catalog.pg_proc p
> LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = p.pronamespace
> WHERE p.prorettype <> 'pg_catalog.cstring'::pg_catalog.regtype
> AND p.proargtypes[0] <> 'pg_catalog.cstring'::pg_catalog.regtype
> AND NOT p.proisagg
> AND pg_catalog.pg_function_is_visible(p.oid)
> ORDER BY 1, 2, 3, 4;
>
>
> The line
>
> AND p.proargtypes[0] <> 'pg_catalog.cstring'::pg_catalog.regtype
>
> Needs to be either
>
> AND (p.proargtypes[0] <> 'pg_catalog.cstring'::pg_catalog.regtype
> OR p.proargtypes[0] IS NULL)
>
>
> or gone completely. See thread at
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2005-03/msg01046.php
>
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