Adjust parser so that POSTQUEL-style implicit RTEs are stored with

inFromCl true, meaning that they will list out as explicit RTEs if they
are in a view or rule.  Update comments about inFromCl to reflect the way
it's now actually used.  Per recent discussion.

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
index 0a5a1098efc1c27286e2468159cae2399812c72b..023c9258d292013a85ca56a54d66fbcd80e3f762 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.393 2005/10/25 17:54:30 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.394 2005/10/26 19:21:53 tgl Exp $
 
 Typical markup:
 
@@ -268,9 +268,19 @@ pg_[A-Za-z0-9_]                 <application>
       </para>
       <para>
        By default, we now generate an error if a table is used in a query
-       without a <command>FROM</> reference.  The old behavior is still
+       without a <literal>FROM</> reference.  The old behavior is still
        available, but the parameter must be set to 'true' to obtain it.
       </para>
+
+      <para>
+       It may be necessary to set <varname>add_missing_from</> to true
+       in order to load an existing dump file, if the dump contains any
+       views or rules created using the implicit-<literal>FROM</> syntax.
+       This should be a one-time annoyance, because
+       <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 8.1 will convert
+       such views and rules to standard explicit-<literal>FROM</> syntax.
+       Subsequent dumps will therefore not have the problem.
+      </para>
      </listitem>
 
      <listitem>

diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c
index 61a0549ee0b0e29198d1bc1450be2aedf52a38ce..efa9b49931c98096ff13f1ac72b0f53f7910a303 100644 (file)
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *       $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c,v 1.115 2005/10/15 02:49:22 momjian Exp $
+ *       $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c,v 1.116 2005/10/26 19:21:54 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1005,7 +1005,13 @@ addImplicitRTE(ParseState *pstate, RangeVar *relation)
 {
        RangeTblEntry *rte;
 
-       rte = addRangeTableEntry(pstate, relation, NULL, false, false);
+       /*
+        * Note that we set inFromCl true, so that the RTE will be listed
+        * explicitly if the parsetree is ever decompiled by ruleutils.c.
+        * This provides a migration path for views/rules that were originally
+        * written with implicit-RTE syntax.
+        */
+       rte = addRangeTableEntry(pstate, relation, NULL, false, true);
        /* Add to joinlist and relnamespace, but not varnamespace */
        addRTEtoQuery(pstate, rte, true, true, false);
        warnAutoRange(pstate, relation);

diff --git a/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h b/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
index 766076b7d6b65f538ff05bc2a15b1ca69bdb272f..5adb79ef6bcd8dc279b4b4215ca4aa7f72bc056f 100644 (file)
--- a/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2005, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h,v 1.291 2005/10/15 02:49:45 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h,v 1.292 2005/10/26 19:21:55 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -476,14 +476,12 @@ typedef struct LockingClause
  *       RTEs other than RTE_RELATION entries.
  *
  *       inFromCl marks those range variables that are listed in the FROM clause.
- *       In SQL, the query can only refer to range variables listed in the
- *       FROM clause, but POSTQUEL allows you to refer to tables not listed,
- *       in which case a range table entry will be generated.  We still support
- *       this POSTQUEL feature, although there is some doubt whether it's
- *       convenient or merely confusing.  The flag is not actually needed
- *       anymore during parsing, since the parser uses a separate "namespace"
- *       data structure to control visibility, but it is needed by ruleutils.c
- *       to determine whether RTEs should be included in decompiled queries.
+ *       It's false for RTEs that are added to a query behind the scenes, such
+ *       as the NEW and OLD variables for a rule, or the subqueries of a UNION.
+ *       This flag is not used anymore during parsing, since the parser now uses
+ *       a separate "namespace" data structure to control visibility, but it is
+ *       needed by ruleutils.c to determine whether RTEs should be shown in
+ *       decompiled queries.
  *
  *       requiredPerms and checkAsUser specify run-time access permissions
  *       checks to be performed at query startup.      The user must have *all*