Re: pg_migrator and handling dropped columns - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: pg_migrator and handling dropped columns
Date
Msg-id 200902121847.n1CIlCd23956@momjian.us
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In response to Re: pg_migrator and handling dropped columns  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-02-12 at 13:39 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> > Right, that's what I meant --- do all the work within pg_dump.
> > 
> > > Is this acceptable to everyone?  We could name the option
> > > -u/--upgrade-compatible.
> > 
> > If the switch is specifically for pg_upgrade support (enabling this as
> > well as any other hacks we find necessary), which seems like a good
> > idea, then don't chew up a short option letter for it.  There should be
> > a long form only.  And probably not even list it in the user
> > documentation.
> 
> Why wouldn't we want to list it?

Because it is for internal use by upgrade utilities, not for user use.

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