Add add_missing_from GUC variable.

Nigel J. Andrews

doc/TODO

 TODO list for PostgreSQL
 ========================
-Last updated:		Wed Jun 11 17:38:50 EDT 2003
+Last updated:		Wed Jun 11 18:09:42 EDT 2003
 
 Current maintainer:	Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
 

doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml

 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.183 2003/06/11 18:01:13 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.184 2003/06/11 22:13:21 momjian Exp $
 -->
 
 <Chapter Id="runtime">
@@ -1299,6 +1299,22 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF;
     <title>General Operation</title>
 
     <variablelist>
+     <varlistentry>
+      <term><varname>ADD_MISSING_FROM</varname> (<type>boolean</type>)</term>
+      <listitem>
+       <para>
+        This parameter controls whether a relation referenced in a query but
+        missing from the FROM clause should be automatically added to
+        the FROM clause. If enabled (the default), the notice
+        <literal>Adding missing FROM-clause entry for table "tablename"</literal>
+        is generated if a relation is automatically added. If not enabled,
+        an error is raised when an additional extra relation is required.
+        For SQL standards compliance, this value should be set to 
+        <literal>false</>.
+       </para>
+      </listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry>
       <term><varname>AUSTRALIAN_TIMEZONES</varname> (<type>boolean</type>)</term>
       <indexterm><primary>Australian time zones</></>

src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c,v 1.81 2003/04/29 22:13:10 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/parser/parse_relation.c,v 1.82 2003/06/11 22:13:22 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "utils/lsyscache.h"
 #include "utils/syscache.h"
 
+/* GUC parameter */
+bool add_missing_from;
 
 static Node *scanNameSpaceForRefname(ParseState *pstate, Node *nsnode,
 						const char *refname);
@@ -1861,7 +1863,14 @@ warnAutoRange(ParseState *pstate, RangeVar *relation)
 		}
 	}
 	if (foundInFromCl)
-		elog(NOTICE, "Adding missing FROM-clause entry%s for table \"%s\"",
-			 pstate->parentParseState != NULL ? " in subquery" : "",
-			 relation->relname);
+	{
+		if (add_missing_from)
+			elog(NOTICE, "Adding missing FROM-clause entry%s for table \"%s\"",
+				 pstate->parentParseState != NULL ? " in subquery" : "",
+				 relation->relname);
+		else
+			elog(ERROR, "Missing FROM-clause entry%s for table \"%s\"",
+				 pstate->parentParseState != NULL ? " in subquery" : "",
+				 relation->relname);
+	}
 }

src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Written by Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>.
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.130 2003/06/11 18:49:00 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.131 2003/06/11 22:13:22 momjian Exp $
  *
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "optimizer/paths.h"
 #include "optimizer/prep.h"
 #include "parser/parse_expr.h"
+#include "parser/parse_relation.h"
 #include "storage/fd.h"
 #include "storage/freespace.h"
 #include "storage/lock.h"
@@ -550,10 +551,15 @@ static struct config_bool
 		{"transaction_read_only", PGC_USERSET, GUC_NO_RESET_ALL}, &XactReadOnly,
 		false, NULL, NULL
 	},
+	{
+		{"add_missing_from", PGC_USERSET}, &add_missing_from,
+		true, NULL, NULL
+	},
 
+	/* End-of-list marker */
 	{
 		{NULL, 0}, NULL, false, NULL, NULL
-	}
+	},
 };
 
 
@@ -742,6 +748,7 @@ static struct config_int
 		0, 0, INT_MAX / 1000, NULL, NULL
 	},
 
+	/* End-of-list marker */
 	{
 		{NULL, 0}, NULL, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL
 	}
@@ -784,6 +791,7 @@ static struct config_real
 		0.5, 0.0, 1.0, assign_random_seed, show_random_seed
 	},
 
+	/* End-of-list marker */
 	{
 		{NULL, 0}, NULL, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, NULL, NULL
 	}
@@ -946,6 +954,7 @@ static struct config_string
 		XLOG_sync_method_default, assign_xlog_sync_method, NULL
 	},
 
+	/* End-of-list marker */
 	{
 		{NULL, 0}, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL
 	}

src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample

@@ -208,3 +208,4 @@
 #statement_timeout = 0		# 0 is disabled, in milliseconds
 #db_user_namespace = false
 #preload_libraries = ''
+#add_missing_from = true

src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright 2000-2002 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
- * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c,v 1.78 2003/06/11 18:01:14 momjian Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c,v 1.79 2003/06/11 22:13:22 momjian Exp $
  */
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ psql_completion(char *text, int start, int end)
 		 * the rest should match USERSET and possibly SUSET entries in
 		 * backend/utils/misc/guc.c.
 		 */
+		"add_missing_from",
 		"australian_timezones",
 		"client_encoding",
 		"client_min_messages",

src/include/parser/parse_relation.h

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2002, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $Id: parse_relation.h,v 1.39 2002/09/04 20:31:45 momjian Exp $
+ * $Id: parse_relation.h,v 1.40 2003/06/11 22:13:22 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include "parser/parse_node.h"
 
+extern bool add_missing_from;
+
 extern RangeTblEntry *refnameRangeTblEntry(ParseState *pstate,
 					 const char *schemaname,
 					 const char *refname,