Albe Laurenz <laurenz.a...@wien.gv.at> wrote:
> Currently it is possible to change the behaviour of a function with
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION even if the function is part of an index 
> definition.
> 
> I think that should be forbidden, because it is very likely to corrupt
> the index.  I expect the objection that this would break valid use cases
> where people know exactly what they are doing, but I believe that this
> is a footgun for inexperienced users that should be disarmed.
> 
> I'd also opt for forbidding behaviour changing modifications with ALTER 
> FUNCTION
> for functions used in index definitions, specifically altering strictness.
> 
> Attached is a patch implementing a fix.

Instead of adding extra check, shouldn't you just ensure that
DEPENDENCY_INTERNAL is the dependency type and let the existing logic do the 
work?

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