Hi,
Researching on join selectivity improvement I stuck into the code in rowtypes.c:

/*
 * Have two matching columns, they must be same type
 */
if (att1->atttypid != att2->atttypid)
  ereport(ERROR, ...

Why, for example, isn't allowed next trivial query:

SELECT *
FROM
  (SELECT ROW(1::integer, 'robert'::text)) AS s1,
  (SELECT ROW(1::bigint, 'robert'::name)) AS s2
WHERE s1 = s2;

I guess, here the compatible_oper() routine can be used to find a appropriate operator, or something like that can be invented.
I looked into the 2cd7084 and a4424c5, but don't found any rationale.

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Regards
Andrey Lepikhov
Postgres Professional


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