Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute?
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Msg-id 10985.1109095547@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute?  (Andreas Pflug <pgadmin@pse-consulting.de>)
Responses Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute?  (Andreas Pflug <pgadmin@pse-consulting.de>)
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Andreas Pflug <pgadmin@pse-consulting.de> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> it still seems like we don't have to represent these columns explicitly
>> in pg_attribute.

> Hm, technically you might be right. Still, I like pgAdmin3 to show that 
> columns (when "show system objects" is enabled) for teaching purposes, 
> so users/newbies browsing the objects will learn "hey, there are some 
> reserved columns, they could have some meaning".

Not unreasonable, but is it worth a factor of 2 in the size of
pg_attribute?
        regards, tom lane


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