Port Bug Report: Regexp does not allow alternation in CHECK clause

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Your name               : Raphael Finkel
Your email address      : raphael@cs.uky.edu

Category                : runtime: back-end: SQL
Severity                : non-critical

Summary: Regexp does not allow alternation in CHECK clause

System Configuration
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  Operating System   : Linux 2.0.36 ELF Slackware

  PostgreSQL version : 6.4.2

  Compiler used      : egcs-2.90.29egcs-2.90.29

Hardware:
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Linux zonker 2.0.36 #2 Sun Jan 10 17:51:07 EST 1999 i686 unknown



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Problem Description:
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I can SELECT ... WHERE col ~ '(foo|bar)', but if I
put a CHECK clause on a CREATE TABLE with the same
expression, the check always fails.

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Test Case:
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Solution:
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