Andres Freund-3 wrote > Hi, > > On 2014-04-27 10:23:18 +0200, Rafał Pietrak wrote: >> I've just experienced an unexpected (for me) "loss" of DELETE. Is this a >> feature or a bug (postgres v.s. SQL)? > > I guess you're using 9.2 or older? You are not allowed to update the > deleted row in a BEFORE trigger. The source has this comment about it > (in 9.3 onwards): IOW, it is a bug discovered during the 9.2 release that was deemed improper to back-patch. However, the bug applies to behavior that should only happen by mistake; you should not have a trigger that updates the row you are currently deleting. But since the behavior results is working code breaking it in a released branch is frowned upon. David J. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/a-row-not-deletes-tp5801654p5801658.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general