Re: pg_dump and circular dependency

andrew(at)pillette(dot)com writes:
> Table A has a CHECK constraint testing boolean function F.
> Function F has a SELECT from Table A.

> In my manual build script, I create the table, then the function, and then at the very end of the script to I do an ALTER TABLE ADD CHECK.

> I suppose I can replace the CHECK with an explicit trigger (that uses an exception) and then pg_dump will get the creation sequence correct. Is there another way?

In 7.4 you could create the function first using SET
check_function_bodies = false. 7.5 will have a proper solution...
pg_dump can now actually detect reference circularities and fix them
by using ALTER ...

regards, tom lane