On 2015-10-11 05:23 PM, E.Pasma wrote: > 11 okt 2015, om 15:27, R.Smith: >> >> On 2015-10-11 03:14 PM, E.Pasma wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> One of the expected changes in 3..9.0 is: >>> A view may now reference undefined tables and functions when >>> initially created. Missing tables and functions are reported when >>> the VIEW is used in a query. >>> I could not resist trying a recursive view like in a CTE: >>> >>> SQLite version 3.8.12 2015-10-07 13:24:27 >>> create view v as select 1 as c union all select c+1 from v where c<10; >>> select c from v; >>> Error: view v is circularly defined >>> >>> So this is clearly not intended. >> >> You cannot reference a View within itself - this is what circularly >> means. This is very different to being able to reference a table that >> doesn't exist yet. > > > That was only meant as an introduction. My only real point is that the > particular error is not always raised. > Here is a more to the point example: > > SQLite version 3.8.12 2015-10-07 13:24:27 > Enter ".help" for usage hints. > Connected to a transient in-memory database. > Use ".open FILENAME" to reopen on a persistent database. > sqlite> create view v as select c+1 from v; > sqlite> select *from v; > Error: view v is circularly defined > sqlite> create view v2(c) as select c+1 from v2; > sqlite> select *from v2; > Segmentation fault > $ > > Sorry for being too verbose in the original mail.
Apologies, please ignore previous - I realised afterward it is the segfault that is the problem, not the reason for the error.
