raf <raf(at)raf(dot)org> writes:
> It's almost as if the parser sees "update" as a possible
> table name (rather than a reserved word) and "tblname"
> as the alias for that table and it's expecting a comma
> or left/right/full etc. when it seess the "t".
No, it's *exactly* as if that. UPDATE is an unreserved
keyword so it's fully legitimate as a table name.
If you made the syntax be what the grammar is expecting:
regression=# select * from (update t cross join update t2);
ERROR: relation "update" does not exist
LINE 1: select * from (update t cross join update t2);
^
regards, tom lane