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Re: attndims, typndims still not enforced, but make the value within a sane threshold - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: attndims, typndims still not enforced, but make the value within a sane threshold
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In response to Re: attndims, typndims still not enforced, but make the value within a sane threshold  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> On Thu, Dec  5, 2024 at 11:33:22AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I don't think we can do this as presented.  Maybe we could do
>> something like constrain the stored value to be only 0 or 1,
>> but how much does that improve matters?

> Well, then the question becomes will we retain useless system columns
> forever?

If the choice is "not break PHP" versus "get rid of a vestigial column",
I know which one is the saner choice.  There might be things that are
worth breaking PHP for, but this isn't one.

            regards, tom lane

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