Re: intersect bug

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Wiktor Rzeczkowski <rzeczkow(at)mcmail(dot)cis(dot)mcmaster(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: intersect bug
Date: 2001-10-23 15:13:52
Message-ID: 4087.1003850032@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Wiktor Rzeczkowski <rzeczkow(at)mcmail(dot)cis(dot)mcmaster(dot)ca> writes:
> (select k.bib from kw k where k.kword='concept')
> intersect
> (select k.bib from kw k where k.kword='of')
> intersect
> (select k.bib from kw k where k.kword='god');
> bib
> ---
> (0 rows)

> // THIS GIVES AN INCORRECT RESULT - see the following //

Yup. Nested intersect/except structures are buggy in 7.1.*. I believe
it's fixed for 7.2 however. If you are in a hurry for a fix, you could
try back-patching the most recent change depicted at
http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/prep/prepunion.c

regards, tom lane

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