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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pgsql/src backend/catalog/dependency.c backend ...
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In response to Re: pgsql/src backend/catalog/dependency.c backend ...  ("Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
Responses Re: pgsql/src backend/catalog/dependency.c backend ...  ("Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
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"Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au> writes:
> Does this mean I no longer have to worry about removing the column default
> when dropping a column?

It'll happen for free if you do the DROP properly, ie, through
performDeletion.  Fairly shortly, constraints, indexes, and so forth
that depend on the column will also go away automatically.

            regards, tom lane

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