Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> On Tuesday 18 December 2007 18:30:22 Tom Lane wrote:
>> Arguably, pg_dump from an older version should make sure that the auto
>> rules should NOT get created, else it is failing to preserve an older
>> view's behavior.
> We extend properties of objects all the time. That is why we make new
> releases. No one is required to use the new properties.
> Should pg_dump also make sure that tables imported from an older version are
> not usable for recursive unions or window functions, thus preserving the
> older table's behavior?
That argument seems fairly bogus. The addition of those features won't
change the behavior of existing applications.
regards, tom lane
