Re: BUG #5982: recursive type crashes postgres

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Rikard Pavelic
<rikard.pavelic@zg.htnet.hr> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: =A0 =A0 =A05982
> Logged by: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Rikard Pavelic
> Email address: =A0 =A0 =A0rikard.pavelic@zg.htnet.hr
> PostgreSQL version: 9.1.alpha5
> Operating system: =A0 Windows XP SP3
> Description: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0recursive type crashes postgres
> Details:
>
> CREATE TYPE turtle AS
> (
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0name varchar
> );
> ALTER TYPE turtle ADD ATTRIBUTE offspring turtle;
>
> CREATE TABLE turtles
> (
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0id int,
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0tortoise turtle
> );

This is a duplicate: see Mar 28 thread 'Recursive containment of
composite types'.  Was it decided whether to lock the functionality
down or fix it?

merlin