On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 02:03:18AM +0100, Vik Fearing wrote:
> On 10/15/2013 07:50 AM, David Fetter wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 11:16:56PM -0700, David Fetter wrote:
> >> Folks,
> >>
> >> Please find attached a patch implementing and documenting, to some
> >> extent, $subject. I did this in aid of being able to import SQL
> >> standard catalogs and other entities where a known example could
> >> provide a template for a foreign table.
> >>
> >> Should there be errhint()s, too? Should we pile up all such errors
> >> and mention them at the end rather than simply bailing on the first
> >> one?
> >>
> >> TBD: regression tests.
> > Now included: regression tests for disallowed LIKE options.
>
> I like this patch, but I don't like its implementation at all.
>
> First of all, the documentation doesn't compile:
>
> openjade:ref/create_foreign_table.sgml:124:17:E: end tag for "LISTITEM"
> omitted, but OMITTAG NO was specified
> openjade:ref/create_foreign_table.sgml:119:4: start tag was here
Fixed.
> I fixed that, and then noticed that like_option is not explained like it
> is in CREATE TABLE.
Also fixed.
> Then I got down to the description of the LIKE clause in both pages, and
> I noticed the last line of CREATE TABLE, which is "Inapplicable options
> (e.g., INCLUDING INDEXES from a view) are ignored.". This is
> inconsistent with the behavior of this patch to throw errors for
> inapplicable options.
Fixed.
Please find attached the next rev :)
Cheers,
David.
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