pgsql-server: Add ALTER INDEX, particularly for moving tablespaces.

momjian@svr1.postgresql.org (Bruce Momjian) writes:

Add ALTER INDEX, particularly for moving tablespaces.

This patch is a perfect example of why unreviewed patches should not
go in during beta.

So far I have noticed the following problems with it:

* Added reference page wasn't linked into the docs build.

* Added a field to struct AlterTableStmt, but did not do the necessary
housekeeping for extending a Node (eg, copyfuncs and equalfuncs
adjustments), nor make sure the field is validly set in every place
an AlterTableStmt is constructed.

* ALTER INDEX RENAME doesn't actually work.

regression=# alter index foo_pkey rename to zzz;
ERROR: unrecognized rename stmt type: 9

That's not counting the problem someone else already reported with
incorrect tab-completion.

regards, tom lane

Tom Lane wrote:

momjian@svr1.postgresql.org (Bruce Momjian) writes:

Add ALTER INDEX, particularly for moving tablespaces.

This patch is a perfect example of why unreviewed patches should not
go in during beta.

So far I have noticed the following problems with it:

* Added reference page wasn't linked into the docs build.

* Added a field to struct AlterTableStmt, but did not do the necessary
housekeeping for extending a Node (eg, copyfuncs and equalfuncs
adjustments), nor make sure the field is validly set in every place
an AlterTableStmt is constructed.

* ALTER INDEX RENAME doesn't actually work.

regression=# alter index foo_pkey rename to zzz;
ERROR: unrecognized rename stmt type: 9

That's not counting the problem someone else already reported with
incorrect tab-completion.

Yes, you are right. Because Gavin is "Mr Tablespaces" I didn't give it
a thorough read.

FYI, I just fixed the tab completion problem.

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On Sat, 21 Aug 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote:

Tom Lane wrote:

momjian@svr1.postgresql.org (Bruce Momjian) writes:

Add ALTER INDEX, particularly for moving tablespaces.

This patch is a perfect example of why unreviewed patches should not
go in during beta.

So far I have noticed the following problems with it:

* Added reference page wasn't linked into the docs build.

* Added a field to struct AlterTableStmt, but did not do the necessary
housekeeping for extending a Node (eg, copyfuncs and equalfuncs
adjustments), nor make sure the field is validly set in every place
an AlterTableStmt is constructed.

* ALTER INDEX RENAME doesn't actually work.

regression=# alter index foo_pkey rename to zzz;
ERROR: unrecognized rename stmt type: 9

That's not counting the problem someone else already reported with
incorrect tab-completion.

Yes, you are right. Because Gavin is "Mr Tablespaces" I didn't give it
a thorough read.

FYI, I just fixed the tab completion problem.

Considering point 3 seems a wee bit critical, at least to me, should the
patch be removed and postponed for a non-Beta period?

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"Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org> writes:

Considering point 3 seems a wee bit critical, at least to me, should the
patch be removed and postponed for a non-Beta period?

No, the fixes are all trivial. I'm just chewing out Bruce and Gavin
for sloppiness ;-)

regards, tom lane

Umm... oops.

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004, Tom Lane wrote:

momjian@svr1.postgresql.org (Bruce Momjian) writes:

Add ALTER INDEX, particularly for moving tablespaces.

This patch is a perfect example of why unreviewed patches should not
go in during beta.

So far I have noticed the following problems with it:

* Added reference page wasn't linked into the docs build.

* Added a field to struct AlterTableStmt, but did not do the necessary
housekeeping for extending a Node (eg, copyfuncs and equalfuncs
adjustments), nor make sure the field is validly set in every place
an AlterTableStmt is constructed.

* ALTER INDEX RENAME doesn't actually work.

regression=# alter index foo_pkey rename to zzz;
ERROR: unrecognized rename stmt type: 9

Thanks for spotting this sloppy work. Basically, I cropped my diff because
there was lots of unrelated code in the work space. But I was a little too
hard and culled allfiles.sgml, alter.c, equal/copyfuncs.c and analyze.c.
BUT I should have tested the patch on a fresh checkout, especially since
someone else noticed the tab-completition naming thing. Sorry.

I was getting together a patch against HEAD but I just noticed that you
fixed this. Thanks.

Gavin

Gavin Sherry <swm@linuxworld.com.au> writes:

Thanks for spotting this sloppy work. Basically, I cropped my diff because
there was lots of unrelated code in the work space. But I was a little too
hard and culled allfiles.sgml, alter.c, equal/copyfuncs.c and analyze.c.

I was wondering if something like that might have happened --- I know
you know better on all these points ;-)

I was getting together a patch against HEAD but I just noticed that you
fixed this. Thanks.

Yeah, I think everything is fixed in CVS tip. Let me know if there was
anything I missed.

regards, tom lane

Here is a change to the alter_table regression test to use ALTER INDEX ...
RENAME instead of ALTER TABLE ... RENAME in the case of an index renaming.
Its probably not the right place for it, but I'm not sure where is the
right place for it.

Thanks,

Gavin

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004, Tom Lane wrote:

Thanks for spotting this sloppy work. Basically, I cropped my diff because
there was lots of unrelated code in the work space. But I was a little too
hard and culled allfiles.sgml, alter.c, equal/copyfuncs.c and analyze.c.

I was wondering if something like that might have happened --- I know
you know better on all these points ;-)

I have a whole separate CVS checkout for every path I'm working on -
makes life a lot easier :)

Not that Tom doesn't still find bugs in my stuff :P

Chris

I have a whole separate CVS checkout for every path I'm working on -
makes life a lot easier :)

Dammit - I meant 'patch'.

Chris

I think I missed this in the earlier patches, but does the alter table syntax
still work for indexes in addition to the new syntax?

On Saturday 21 August 2004 22:47, Gavin Sherry wrote:

Here is a change to the alter_table regression test to use ALTER INDEX ...
RENAME instead of ALTER TABLE ... RENAME in the case of an index renaming.
Its probably not the right place for it, but I'm not sure where is the
right place for it.

Thanks,

Gavin

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004, Tom Lane wrote:

Gavin Sherry <swm@linuxworld.com.au> writes:

Thanks for spotting this sloppy work. Basically, I cropped my diff
because there was lots of unrelated code in the work space. But I was a
little too hard and culled allfiles.sgml, alter.c, equal/copyfuncs.c
and analyze.c.

I was wondering if something like that might have happened --- I know
you know better on all these points ;-)

I was getting together a patch against HEAD but I just noticed that you
fixed this. Thanks.

Yeah, I think everything is fixed in CVS tip. Let me know if there was
anything I missed.

regards, tom lane

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Yes

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, Robert Treat wrote:

Shouldn't the regression tests reflect that?

Robert Treat

On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 22:31, Gavin Sherry wrote:

Yes

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, Robert Treat wrote:

I think I missed this in the earlier patches, but does the alter table syntax
still work for indexes in addition to the new syntax?

On Saturday 21 August 2004 22:47, Gavin Sherry wrote:

Here is a change to the alter_table regression test to use ALTER INDEX ...
RENAME instead of ALTER TABLE ... RENAME in the case of an index renaming.
Its probably not the right place for it, but I'm not sure where is the
right place for it.

Thanks,

Gavin

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004, Tom Lane wrote:

Gavin Sherry <swm@linuxworld.com.au> writes:

Thanks for spotting this sloppy work. Basically, I cropped my diff
because there was lots of unrelated code in the work space. But I was a
little too hard and culled allfiles.sgml, alter.c, equal/copyfuncs.c
and analyze.c.

I was wondering if something like that might have happened --- I know
you know better on all these points ;-)

I was getting together a patch against HEAD but I just noticed that you
fixed this. Thanks.

Yeah, I think everything is fixed in CVS tip. Let me know if there was
anything I missed.

regards, tom lane

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Gavin Sherry wrote:

Here is a change to the alter_table regression test to use ALTER INDEX ...
RENAME instead of ALTER TABLE ... RENAME in the case of an index renaming.
Its probably not the right place for it, but I'm not sure where is the
right place for it.

Thanks,

Gavin

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004, Tom Lane wrote:

Gavin Sherry <swm@linuxworld.com.au> writes:

Thanks for spotting this sloppy work. Basically, I cropped my diff because
there was lots of unrelated code in the work space. But I was a little too
hard and culled allfiles.sgml, alter.c, equal/copyfuncs.c and analyze.c.

I was wondering if something like that might have happened --- I know
you know better on all these points ;-)

I was getting together a patch against HEAD but I just noticed that you
fixed this. Thanks.

Yeah, I think everything is fixed in CVS tip. Let me know if there was
anything I missed.

regards, tom lane

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