Re: Inheritance - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Ross J. Reedstrom
Subject Re: Inheritance
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Msg-id 20020905170242.GB31494@rice.edu
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In response to Re: Inheritance  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 10:23:02AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> I really like Hannu's idea of storing an entire (single-inheritance)
> hierarchy in a single file.

Wouldn't this require solving the ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN (to parent)
column ordering problem? 

> I guess the question we need to ask ourselves is if we're prepared to
> abandon support of multiple inheritance.  Personally I am, but...

No opinion - I've not used the inheritance much, since I'm not willing to
give up referential integrity.

Ross


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