Re: [HACKERS] Open 6.4 items

> > > SERIAL type auto-creates sequence
> This would be nice to have for 6.4.  Someone mentioned you can create
> the sequence before the table, so maybe we can jam it in. If it is not
> 100% correct, we have a month to make it correct, right?

postgres=> create table s (x text, i serial);
NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE will create implicit sequence s_i_seq for SERIAL
column s.i
CREATE
postgres=> insert into s values ('one');
INSERT 894455 1
postgres=> insert into s values ('two');
INSERT 894456 1
postgres=> insert into s values ('three');
INSERT 894457 1
postgres=> select * from s;
x    |i
-----+-
one  |1
two  |2
three|3
(3 rows)

> > > remove PARSEDEBUG defines if not longer needed
> Remember, I suggested a way you could keep them with more eligant
> defines.  Any comments?

Well, I think that at least most of them should come out of the code
altogether. The more elegant solution probably leads to code clutter
also, just a bit more readable since it indents with the rest of the
code.

> > > double-quotes from pg_dump of field names
> > I have some patches for this, but have not had time to test yet.
> Cool.  Let the beta testers test it!

Hmm. So that would make them alpha testers, right? :) Might be OK for
this one, if someone is willing to try it. I'd hate to make a change and
then forget about it though. Tatsuo?

                       - Tom