Bug in Create sequence parsing?

From: postgres <postgres(at)euclid(dot)ihug(dot)co(dot)nz>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Bug in Create sequence parsing?
Date: 1999-12-01 03:18:59
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.10.9912011617220.19962-100000@euclid.ihug.co.nz
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Your name : Adam Boileau
Your email address : metlstrm(at)ihug(dot)co(dot)nz
postgres(at)euclid(dot)ihug(dot)co(dot)nz

System Configuration
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Architecture (example: Intel Pentium) : Dual Intel P2

Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF) : Linux 2.2.10

PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.5.3): PostgreSQL-6.5.3

Compiler used (example: gcc 2.8.0) : gcc 2.95.1

Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
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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.

Please describe a way to repeat the problem. Please try to provide a
concise reproducible example, if at all possible:
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euclid=> create table test (Im_big int8);
CREATE

--Insert int4-max + 1
euclid=> insert into test values (2147483648);
INSERT 192329 1

--Create a sequence whose maxval is int4-max
euclid=> create sequence im_big_seq maxvalue 2147483647;
CREATE

--Hmm, works great.
euclid=> drop sequence im_big_seq;
DROP

--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"

--No sir, I dont like it.

If you know how this problem might be fixed, list the solution below:
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