Re: BUG #18173: ERROR: could not identify a comparison function for type unknown

On Mon, 2023-10-30 at 13:24 +0000, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
> PostgreSQL version: 16.0
>
> postgres=# CREATE TABLE test_v(id int,name varchar(30));
> CREATE TABLE
> postgres=# insert into test_v values(9,'abc'),(9,'def'),(9,'gh'),
> (9,'gh');
> INSERT 0 4
> postgres=# explain (costs off) select distinct
> (id,name,'D3Q84xpymM',123,'123') from test_v;
> QUERY PLAN
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Unique
> -> Sort
> Sort Key: (ROW(id, name, 'D3Q84xpymM', 123, '123'))
> -> Seq Scan on test_v
> (4 rows)
>
> postgres=# select distinct (id,name,'D3Q84xpymM',123,'123') from test_v;
> ERROR: could not identify a comparison function for type unknown

This is not a bug. You probably want to remove the parentheses.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe