Re: TODO updates

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: TODO updates
Date: 1999-11-22 18:03:39
Message-ID: 199911221803.NAA06011@candle.pha.pa.us
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> The following TODO items seem to be taken care of in current sources,
> but aren't marked done in TODO:

Thanks. I have trouble figuring out which fixes I hear about go with
which items. I also forget they are on there.

>
> PARSER
>
> * INSERT INTO ... SELECT with AS columns matching result columns problem
> * UNION with LIMIT fails
> * CREATE TABLE x AS SELECT 1 UNION SELECT 2 fails
> * CREATE TABLE test(col char(2) DEFAULT user) fails in length restriction
> * mismatched types in CREATE TABLE ... DEFAULT causes problems [default]
> * SELECT COUNT('asdf') FROM pg_class WHERE oid=12 crashes

Thanks. Done.

>
> URGENT
>
> * Eliminate limits on query length
>
> (Not quite done, but close enough to put a dash on it...)

Marked.

>
> TYPES
>
> * Allow compression of large fields or a compressed field type
>
> Jan just created a compressed text type, so this is partly done.
> We speculated a little about adding a lower-level mechanism that would
> compress whole tuples, so maybe this item should be replaced by one
> mentioning that idea (it wouldn't belong in the TYPES section though).

Marked. Let someone ask for tuple compression.

>
> MISC
>
> * Allow subqueries in target list

Marked.

>
> * Overhaul mdmgr/smgr to fix double unlinking and double opens, cleanup
>
> Is this one done, or do we still have issues there? I think it's a lot
> better than it used to be, anyway...

Marked.

>
> SOURCE CODE
>
> * Make configure --enable-debug add -g on compile line

Marked.

Thanks. Updated.

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