\d type queries - why not views in system catalog?!? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joerg Hessdoerfer
Subject \d type queries - why not views in system catalog?!?
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Msg-id 20030113153831.3DCEC4980D4@sea-gw.sea.com
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Responses Re: \d type queries - why not views in system catalog?!?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Re: \d type queries - why not views in system catalog?!?  (greg@turnstep.com)
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Hi!

I just came across a posting in this list, and a question arose from that 
which I'm carrying for some time. PG has *some* views in the system catalog, 
which make life easier, but some essential(?) things like 'list all tables in 
DB' has to be done in a multi-table join with special attributes. What is the 
rationale of that? Wouldn't it be easier (and more portable, see 7.3/7.2 
system catalogs vs. psql) to have views for that? Do I miss a point here?

I'd be even willing to do some work here, if considered worthwhile...

Greetings,Joerg
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