From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <199810021447.KAA05651@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Open 6.4 items
In-Reply-To: <m0zP2Kn-000EBQC@orion.SAPserv.Hamburg.dsh.de> from Jan Wieck at
	"Oct 2, 1998 12:21:13 pm"
To: jwieck@debis.com
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:47:16 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: hackers@postgreSQL.org
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> >
> > We still have some release-stoppper items on this list.
> >
> > I need to integrate the cidr type into the system.
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Possible additions
> > ------------------
> > cidr/IP address type(Tom Helbekkmo)
> > rewrite system(Jan)
> 
>     I'm still waiting for 2 patches I sent to you to get applied.
>     Subjects where:
> 
>         rewrite rules patch
> 
>         Fix for pg_views/pg_rules and new system views
> 
>     Do you need them again?

I am afraid I do.  I don't have them.

> 
>     Still must tidy up the rewrite stuff and add the  checks  for
>     rules  on  select.  But  I would like the two patches applied
>     first to get in sync with CVS.
> 
> > notify fixes(Tom)
> >
> > Serious Bugs
> > ------------
> > change pg args for platforms that don't support argv changes
> >    (setproctitle()?, sendmail hack?)
> > have psql dump out rules text with new function
> 
>     This requires the second patch, because it  covers  subselect
>     backparsing for pg_get_ruledef.
> 
> > man pages/sgml synchronization
> > generate html/postscript documentation
> > generate postmaster pid file and remove flock/fcntl lock code
> > CREATE TABLE test (x text, s serial) fails if no database creation permission
> > SELECT * FROM pg_rules WHERE pg_rules.oid = pg_class.oid crashes
> 
>     Will take a look at it.
> 
> > handle oid's on views by either disallowing it or meaningful results
> > CREATE INDEX i_test ON pg_class (upper(relname)) fails
> 
>     Don't functional indices need an operator class too?

yes.

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