On Thu, 2005-07-14 at 15:30 -0400, Greg Stark wrote:
> Hannu Krosing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > > It is not yet possible to specify that an inheritance parent has no
> > > rows, and, if so, should always be excluded from the query.
> >
> > I think that a simple "CHECK(false)" constraint should be enough for
> > this.
>
> huh, that's clever.
But not clever enough... see my reply to Hannu. Sorry.
> > > CE checks are not made when the parent table is involved in a join.
> >
> > Is this also the case where parent table is inside subquery and that
> > subquery is involved in a join?
>
> I assume this is a TODO and just not in your first batch of work? It seems
> like a pretty important piece eventually. Are there any fundamental
> difficulties with handling joins eventually?
Its a reasonable size piece of work, and could not be reworked in time
for 8.1.
Some other mental leaps may also be required.
Best Regards, Simon Riggs
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