Re: alter table tablename add column - breaks pl/pgsql function returns tablename

From: Palle Girgensohn <girgen(at)pingpong(dot)net>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Amit kapila <amit(dot)kapila(at)huawei(dot)com>, Palle Girgensohn <girgen(at)freebsd(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: alter table tablename add column - breaks pl/pgsql function returns tablename
Date: 2012-11-05 21:16:39
Message-ID: CE55716E-8C52-4DB1-8536-1F59F4882C0A@pingpong.net
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5 nov 2012 kl. 19:36 skrev Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>:

> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 12:14 AM, Amit kapila <amit(dot)kapila(at)huawei(dot)com> wrote:
>>> Is this very hard to fix?
>>
>> Currently the compiled body is not discarded on DDL's, so I believe it is not a bug as per current implementation.
>> However it can be thought of as a new feature.
>
> Seems like a bug to me.
>

Please note that this problem does not go away by disconnecting and reconnecting, and other sessions get the error immediately, so the claim that it is bound to a session is false.

The work-around I use now is to "create or replace function ..." with a verbatim copy of what is already the defined function. Seems stupid to me, I agree it seems like a bug.

> Robert Haas
> EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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