Re: BUG #5982: recursive type crashes postgres

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Rikard Pavelic
<rikard(dot)pavelic(at)zg(dot)htnet(dot)hr> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      5982
> Logged by:          Rikard Pavelic
> Email address:      rikard(dot)pavelic(at)zg(dot)htnet(dot)hr
> PostgreSQL version: 9.1.alpha5
> Operating system:   Windows XP SP3
> Description:        recursive type crashes postgres
> Details:
>
> CREATE TYPE turtle AS
> (
>        name varchar
> );
> ALTER TYPE turtle ADD ATTRIBUTE offspring turtle;
>
> CREATE TABLE turtles
> (
>        id int,
>        tortoise turtle
> );

This is a duplicate: see Mar 28 thread 'Recursive containment of
composite types'. Was it decided whether to lock the functionality
down or fix it?

merlin