ERROR: ORDER/GROUP BY expression not found in targetlist

Hi,

What is going on here?

postgres=# create table logs as select generate_series(1,
1000000)::text as data;
SELECT 1000000
postgres=# insert into logs select * from logs;
INSERT 0 1000000
postgres=# insert into logs select * from logs;
INSERT 0 2000000
postgres=# insert into logs select * from logs;
INSERT 0 4000000
postgres=# insert into logs select * from logs;
INSERT 0 8000000
postgres=# insert into logs select * from logs;
INSERT 0 16000000
postgres=# analyze logs;
ANALYZE
postgres=# set max_parallel_workers_per_gather = 0;
SET
postgres=# explain select length(data) from logs group by length(data);
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ QUERY PLAN │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Group (cost=5843157.07..6005642.13 rows=993989 width=4) │
│ Group Key: (length(data)) │
│ -> Sort (cost=5843157.07..5923157.11 rows=32000018 width=4) │
│ Sort Key: (length(data)) │
│ -> Seq Scan on logs (cost=0.00..541593.22 rows=32000018 width=4) │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(5 rows)

postgres=# set max_parallel_workers_per_gather = 2;
SET
postgres=# explain select length(data) from logs group by length(data);
ERROR: ORDER/GROUP BY expression not found in targetlist

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Thomas Munro
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