Re: [SQL] An easy question about creating a primary key

From: "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
To: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Ligia Pimentel" <lmpimentel(at)yahoo(dot)com>, "Hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [SQL] An easy question about creating a primary key
Date: 2001-12-04 02:23:19
Message-ID: GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOCEKHCAAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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> I think you've forgotten your own work, Chris.
>
> regression=# create table foo (bar int not null);
> CREATE
> regression=# alter table foo add primary key (bar);
> NOTICE: ALTER TABLE / ADD PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index
> 'foo_pkey' for table 'foo'
> CREATE
> regression=#

Bizarre. That patch was never committed. If you check
src/backend/commands/command.c and search for 'CONSTR_' you'll notice that
the CONSTR_UNIQUE function I implemented is there, but CONSTR_PRIMARY is
definitely not being handled. (I'm looking at the 7.2b2 source code)

Chris

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