Re: [HACKERS] Primary key requires SERIAL

> > >> > We currently only allow the words PRIMARY KEY on a SERIAL column.
> > Oops, I guess I blew it by responding to a post by Bruce assuming he
> > was right.
> Seems I can't realy on understanding what we support by just looking at
> gram.y.

You can, if you read carefully :)

The grammar allows *only* PRIMARY KEY on the SERIAL column
declaration, since the other keywords or clauses are either redundant
or nonsensical in the context of a serial column. As others have
pointed out, PRIMARY KEY is also allowed elsewhere.
                       - Thomas

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Thomas Lockhart                lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu
South Pasadena, California