"Hiroshi Inoue" <Inoue@tpf.co.jp> writes:
>> But it is still true that DROP TABLE leaves a virtual
>> file descriptor open for each index on the dropped table, and that's
>> a bug in my book.

> AFAIC the patch by Ole Gjerde [gjerde@icebox.org] which has already 
> been appiled by Bruce Momjan would solve this problem. 
> Would you please ascertain the fact ?  

You are correct: I find that repeatedly creating and dropping a table
with an index does not leak file descriptors (either real or virtual)
as of yesterday's sources.  So this item can be removed from TODO.

			regards, tom lane

Mon, 17 May 1999 18:10:25 -0400
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Re: [HACKERS] DROP TABLE leaks file descriptors 