Kurt Roeckx <kurt(at)roeckx(dot)be> writes:
> I did try the patch. It fails just the same way.
Hmph. So we still don't know why 8.2 and 8.3 behave differently ...
[ pokes around ... ] Hah, maybe this is it:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2007-03/msg00292.php
regards, tom lane