Re: Extending System Views: proposal for 8.1/8.2 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Yann Michel
Subject Re: Extending System Views: proposal for 8.1/8.2
Date
Msg-id 20050123210006.GA25428@zoom.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de
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In response to Re: Extending System Views: proposal for 8.1/8.2  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: Extending System Views: proposal for 8.1/8.2  ("Jim C. Nasby" <decibel@decibel.org>)
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Hi,

On Sun, Jan 23, 2005 at 12:16:31PM -0800, Josh Berkus wrote:
> 
> 4) ignore backwards compatibility and just re-write the old views.   I can 
> hear the shouting already ...
> 
> So, a choice of annoying options.   Does anyone else on the channel have 
> opinions?

Isn't it a usefull option to introduce a postgresql-conf parameter to
set the pg-views version? I mean, in a pg 7.x-comaptibility-mode you
would only see the known views with their old content. If you set it to
8.x, you will see the new versions. So developers will get more time to
change their applications from the old views to the new ones while being
able to use new features.

Regards,
Yann


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