From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <199810281612.LAA17381@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Open 6.4 items
In-Reply-To: <m0zYYGx-000EBPC@orion.SAPserv.Hamburg.dsh.de> from Jan Wieck at
	"Oct 28, 1998  5:16:35 pm"
To: jwieck@debis.com
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:12:21 -0500 (EST)
Cc: scrappy@hub.org, jwieck@debis.com, hackers@postgreSQL.org
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> Marc wrote:
> 
> >
> > On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Jan Wieck wrote:
> >
> > > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Additions
> > > > ---------
> > > > CREATE TABLE test (x text, s serial) fails if no database creation permission
> > > > regression test all platforms
> > >
> > >     The  patch  below  arranges  that the sequence(s) get created
> > >     first.  Unprivileged user now can create  table  with  serial
> > >     columns.
> >
> >    Is this safe to leave until post-v6.4 released?
> 
>     I  just  did it now to let Bruce get rid of the open item. If
>     it shouldn't be in 6.4, why is it  on  it's  open  item  list
>     then?

It has been on the open items.  In fact, it is the only hot item, except
for the 'pg args' thing, which is not as hot.

It is serious breakage, in the sense that if we don't fix it, we must
remove reference to the new SERIAL type.

As to why no one fixed it earlier, ...?  Must be the same reason 'ps
args' is not fixed.  :-)

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