The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 1808
Logged by: Michael Afanasiev
Email address: wbear (AT) wbear (DOT) ru
PostgreSQL version: 8.0.0 & 7.4.6
Operating system: 8.0.0 - WIN XP 7.4.6 FreeBSD
Description: bug: plan bugs on alert /drop table
Details:

/*
Postgres must recreate all plans when table recreated or alerted
*/


show server_version; --8.0.0 & 7.4.6
CREATE TABLE public.a ( a int4);
CREATE FUNCTION public.aa_func() RETURNS int4 AS
'BEGIN

insert into a (a) values (1);
RETURN 1;
END;'
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;
SELECT * FROM aa_func(); -- OK 1 row inserted

DROP TABLE a;
CREATE TABLE public.a ( a int4);
SELECT * FROM a;
SELECT * FROM aa_func();-- !!! ERROR: relation with OID XXXX does not
exist


DROP FUNCTION public.aa_func();
CREATE FUNCTION public.aa_func() RETURNS int4 AS
'BEGIN

insert into a (a) values (1);
RETURN 1;
END;'
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;
-- DROP function ,CREATE function or reconnect

SELECT * FROM aa_func(); -- OK 1 row inserted
SELECT * FROM a;
DELETE FROM a;

ALTER TABLE public.a ADD COLUMN b int4;
ALTER TABLE public.a ALTER COLUMN b SET NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE public.a ALTER COLUMN b SET DEFAULT 0;

SELECT * FROM aa_func(); -- !!! ERROR: .. null value in column "b" violates
not-null constraint

--DROP function ,CREATE function or reconnect
SELECT * FROM aa_func(); --- OK 1 row inserted

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