Re: Allow deleting enumerated values from an existing enumerated data type - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Allow deleting enumerated values from an existing enumerated data type
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Msg-id 1128539.1695950229@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Allow deleting enumerated values from an existing enumerated data type  (Vik Fearing <vik@postgresfriends.org>)
Responses Re: Allow deleting enumerated values from an existing enumerated data type
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Vik Fearing <vik@postgresfriends.org> writes:
> On 9/28/23 20:46, Tom Lane wrote:
>> We went through all these points years ago when the enum feature
>> was first developed, as I recall.  Nobody thought that the ability
>> to remove an enum value was worth the amount of complexity it'd
>> entail.

> This issue comes up regularly (although far from often).  Do we want to 
> put some comments right where would-be implementors would be sure to see it?

Perhaps.  I'd be kind of inclined to leave the "yet" out of "not yet
implemented" in the error message, as that wording sounds like we just
haven't got round to it.

            regards, tom lane



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