> On Jul 28, 2022, at 18:04, Bryn Llewellyn <b...@yugabyte.com> wrote:
> Is this expected?
Yes. This isn't a bug.
> In other words, is there a careful explanation of what "parse" means in the
> context of "create or replace" for a subprogram that predicts all of the
> outcomes that I reported here?
Database objects (such as tables and columns) are left as identifiers until
they are executed, because that is the point at which a plan for those
statements is created. The other components of PL/pgSQL are translated to
internal form (and thus checked for existence) as compile time.
