Damon Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Thanks for your response, the full original post follows, including both
> scripts.
Found it. The patch for 7.4.* is attached. It will appear in 7.4.2.
regards, tom lane
Index: src/backend/optimizer/plan/initsplan.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/optimizer/plan/initsplan.c,v
retrieving revision 1.91.2.1
diff -c -r1.91.2.1 initsplan.c
*** src/backend/optimizer/plan/initsplan.c 5 Nov 2003 22:00:52 -0000
1.91.2.1
--- src/backend/optimizer/plan/initsplan.c 27 Feb 2004 21:38:40 -0000
***************
*** 768,778 ****
errmsg("equality operator for types %s and %s should
be merge-joinable, but isn't",
format_type_be(ltype),
format_type_be(rtype))));
clause = make_opclause(oprid(eq_operator), /* opno */
BOOLOID, /*
opresulttype */
false, /* opretset */
! (Expr *) item1,
! (Expr *) item2);
ReleaseSysCache(eq_operator);
--- 768,783 ----
errmsg("equality operator for types %s and %s should
be merge-joinable, but isn't",
format_type_be(ltype),
format_type_be(rtype))));
+ /*
+ * Now we can build the new clause. Copy to ensure it shares no
+ * substructure with original (this is necessary in case there are
+ * subselects in there...)
+ */
clause = make_opclause(oprid(eq_operator), /* opno */
BOOLOID, /*
opresulttype */
false, /* opretset */
! (Expr *) copyObject(item1),
! (Expr *) copyObject(item2));
ReleaseSysCache(eq_operator);
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