Planned cleanups in attribute parsing

On the way to supporting schemas, I am thinking about trying to make the
parsing of attributes a little more intelligible.  The Attr node type
seems overused to mean several different things.  I'd like to do the
following:

For column references:

Split "Attr" into three node types for different uses:

Alias: for AS clauses.  Carries a "char *aliasname" and a List of column
alias names.  The current uses of Attr in range table entries would
become Alias.

ColumnRef: for referencing a column (possibly qualified, possibly with
array subscripts) in the raw grammar output.  Carries a List of names
which correspond to the dotted names (eg, a.b.c), plus a List of array
subscripting info (currently called "indirection" in Attr, but I wonder
if "subscripts" wouldn't be a more useful name).

ParamRef: for referencing a parameter.  Carries parameter number,
possibly-empty list of field names to qualify the param, and a subscript
list.  The ParamNo node type goes away, to be merged into this.

The Ident node type is not semantically distinct from ColumnRef with a
one-element name list.  Probably should retire it.

Perhaps indirection should be split out as a separate node type, with an eye
to allowing (arbitrary-expression)[42] someday.

For table references:

Currently, the table name associated with an unparsed statement is typically
just a string.  I propose replacing this with a RelationRef node type,
carrying a List of names corresponding to the dotted names of the reference
(1 to 3 names).  Alternatively, we could just use the raw List of names and
not bother with an explicit node; any preferences?


Also, I think we could retire the notion of "relation vs. column
precedence" in the parser.  AFAICS the only place where transformExpr is
told EXPR_RELATION_FIRST is for processing an Attr's paramNo --- but
the ParamNo path through transformExpr never looks at the precedence!
Accordingly, only the EXPR_COLUMN_FIRST cases are ever actually used
anywhere, and there's no need for the notational cruft of passing
precedence around.

Comments?
        regards, tom lane