Re: ALTER TABLE...ALTER COLUMN vs inheritance - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: ALTER TABLE...ALTER COLUMN vs inheritance
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Msg-id 23751.1258397138@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: ALTER TABLE...ALTER COLUMN vs inheritance  (Alex Hunsaker <badalex@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: ALTER TABLE...ALTER COLUMN vs inheritance
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Alex Hunsaker <badalex@gmail.com> writes:
> FYI defaults have the same problem.   Would it be awkward would it be
> to use pg_constraint for the book keeping as well? [ and by that I
> really mean ALTER TABLE ADD CONSTRAINT my_default DEFAULT .... so you
> can give them a name ]

That sounds moderately insane to me.  Why would you need a name?
What would it mean to have more than one default attached to a column?
        regards, tom lane


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