On 2026-Mar-25, Roberto Mello wrote:
> The problem is that pg_get_publication_tables() in pg_publication.c
> (the set-returning function backing the pg_publication_tables view)
> erases this distinction. When prattrs is NULL, it opens the table,
> iterates all eligible attributes, and builds a synthetic int2vector of
> all current columns. The view then shows the same attnames output for
> both cases.
I agree that this is wrong. This distinction was explicitly discussed
when the column-list feature was developed. I don't think we can
backpatch the fix though, out of fear that we would break something for
existing users; but we should definitely fix it for pg19.
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