From 2fc2d805e9c7acd554689782e854cd713faf9575 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:41:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify how dropping of extensions affects dependent objs. Clarify that functions/procedures are dropped when any extension that depends on them is dropped. Reported-by: David G. Johnston Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwbPSHMDGkisRUmewopweC1bFvytVqB=a=X4GFg=4ZWxPA@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 13 --- doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml | 6 ++++-- doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_procedure.sgml | 7 ++++++- doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_extension.sgml | 10 ++++++---- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml index 0ee756a94d..2e8e1162d8 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml @@ -160,8 +160,10 @@ ALTER FUNCTION name [ ( [ [ extension_name - The name of the extension that the procedure is to depend on. + This form marks the procedure as dependent on the extension, or no longer + dependent on the extension if NO is specified. + A procedure that's marked as dependent on an extension is dropped when the + extension is dropped, even if cascade is not specified. + A procedure can depend upon multiple extensions, and will be dropped when + any one of those extensions is dropped. diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_extension.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_extension.sgml index 5e507dec92..c01ddace84 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_extension.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_extension.sgml @@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ DROP EXTENSION [ IF EXISTS ] name [ DROP EXTENSION removes extensions from the database. - Dropping an extension causes its component objects to be dropped as well. + Dropping an extension causes its component objects, and other explicitly + dependent routines (see , + the depends on extension action), to be dropped as well. @@ -77,9 +79,9 @@ DROP EXTENSION [ IF EXISTS ] name [ RESTRICT - Refuse to drop the extension if any objects depend on it (other than - its own member objects and other extensions listed in the same - DROP command). This is the default. + This option prevents the specified extensions from being dropped + if there exists non-extension-member objects that depends on any + the extensions. This is the default.