Re: [PATCHES] Inherited Constraints

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: tshipley(at)deru(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Inherited Constraints
Date: 2005-12-09 01:43:05
Message-ID: 5648.1134092585@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Trent Shipley <tshipley(at)deru(dot)com> writes:
> Child tables are supposed to be able to over-ride parent constraints.

Says who?

If we allow that, then reading the parent table will produce rows that
violate the parent's constraint. This does not seem very wise.

regards, tom lane

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