Re: CREATE TABLE with a column of type {table name}

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: elein <elein(at)varlena(dot)com>
Cc: Stephan Szabo <sszabo(at)megazone(dot)bigpanda(dot)com>, Ang Chin Han <angch(at)bytecraft(dot)com(dot)my>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: CREATE TABLE with a column of type {table name}
Date: 2003-08-02 02:32:40
Message-ID: 15620.1059791560@sss.pgh.pa.us
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elein <elein(at)varlena(dot)com> writes:
> IMNSHO a type is a type is a type. An instance of anytype
> can go in a column. However, having worked in some of
> the code to make this recursive definition work correctly
> I understand your "No! Never!" response. I don't agree,
> with it, but I understand it :-)

I didn't say "No! Never!". I said this isn't a matter of fixing
a small bug. For starters, the apparent support for the feature
needs to be ripped out, because it has nothing in common with actual
support.

regards, tom lane

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