PostgreSQL query inconsistency

Question

I am trying to execute this SQL command:

SELECT page.page_namespace, pagelinks.pl_namespace, COUNT(*) 
    FROM page, pagelinks
    WHERE 
        (page.page_namespace <=3 OR page.page_namespace = 12 
            OR page.page_namespace = 13
        ) 
        AND 
        (pagelinks.pl_namespace <=3 OR pagelinks.pl_namespace = 12 
            OR pagelinks.pl_namespace = 13
        )
        AND 
        (page.page_is_redirect = 0)
        AND 
        pagelinks.pl_from = page.page_id 
    GROUP BY (page.page_namespace, pagelinks.pl_namespace) 
; 

When I do so, I get the following error:

    ERROR:  could not identify an ordering operator for type record
    HINT:  Use an explicit ordering operator or modify the query.

    ********** Error **********

    ERROR: could not identify an ordering operator for type record
    SQL state: 42883
    Hint: Use an explicit ordering operator or modify the query.

I have tried adding : ORDER BY (page.page_namespace, pagelinks.pl_namespace) ASC to the end of the query without success.

UPDATE:

I also tried this:

SELECT page.page_namespace, pagelinks.pl_namespace, COUNT(*) 
    FROM page, pagelinks
    WHERE pagelinks.pl_from = page.page_id 
    GROUP BY (page.page_namespace, pagelinks.pl_namespace) 
; 

But I still get the same error.

Thx

Answer 1

I haven't checked any documentation but the fact that you have your GROUP BY expression in parentheses looks unusual to me. What happens if you don't use parentheses here?