Re: unique/references not honored when inheriting tables

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: bahmann(at)math(dot)tu-freiberg(dot)de, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: unique/references not honored when inheriting tables
Date: 2000-10-16 16:59:21
Message-ID: 200010161659.MAA16034@candle.pha.pa.us
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Is this still true in 7.1?

> Helge Bahmann (bahmann(at)math(dot)tu-freiberg(dot)de) reports a bug with a severity of 4
> The lower the number the more severe it is.
>
> Short Description
> unique/references not honored when inheriting tables
>
> Long Description
> If a table inherits fields carrying the "references" or "unique" constraint, they are not honoured but silently dropped. It is necessary to manually create the triggers/indices.
>
> It would be nice if it were possible to create an index across a table and all sub-tables.
>
>
> Sample Code
> CREATE TABLE foo(id int unique)
> CREATE TABLE bar() INHERITS (foo)
> INSERT INTO bar VALUES(1)
> INSERT INTO bar VALUES(1)
>
>
> No file was uploaded with this report
>
>

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