Re: ALTER INDEX fails on partitioned index

On 2020-Feb-27, Justin Pryzby wrote:

> The attached allows CREATE/ALTER to specify reloptions on a partitioned table
> which are used as defaults for future children.
> 
> I think that's a desirable behavior, same as for tablespaces.  Michael
> mentioned that ALTER INDEX ONLY doesn't exist, but that's only an issue if
> ALTER acts recursively, which isn't the case here.

I think ALTER not acting recursively is a bug that we would do well not
to propagate any further.  Enough effort we have to spend trying to fix
that already.  Let's add ALTER .. ONLY if needed.

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