Re: Another release note?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Another release note?
Date: 2003-10-23 03:20:16
Message-ID: 200310230320.h9N3KGP16096@candle.pha.pa.us
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Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> >>Is it worth mentioning this as a compatibility issue?
> >>"Prior to PostgreSQL 7.3, serial implied UNIQUE. This is no longer
> >>automatic. If you wish a serial column to be in a unique constraint or a
> >>primary key, it must now be specified, same as with any other data type."
> >
> >
> > Er, that *was* a compatibility issue. For 7.3.

And we did mention it in the 7.3 release notes:

* serial columns are no longer automatically UNIQUE; thus, an index
will not automatically be created.

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