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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: NOT NULL markings for BKI columns
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Msg-id 20294.1424020312@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to NOT NULL markings for BKI columns  (Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: NOT NULL markings for BKI columns  (Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com>)
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Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> So, how about providing bootstrap infrastructure for marking columns as
> NOT NULL?

We've not desperately needed it up to now, but if you can think of a clean
representation, go for it.  I'd want to preserve the property that all
columns accessible via C structs are automatically NOT NULL though; too
much risk of breakage otherwise.
        regards, tom lane

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