Re: Adding column comment to information_schema.columns - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: Adding column comment to information_schema.columns
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Msg-id 40E3B91F.4070606@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: Adding column comment to information_schema.columns  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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> This question has been touched on before, but I guess it's time to face
> it fair and square: is it reasonable for an SQL implementation to add
> implementation-specific columns to an information_schema view?  One
> could certainly argue that the entire point of information_schema is
> to be *standard*, not more, not less.  OTOH I do not know if adding
> an extra column is likely to break anyone's application.  Comments?

I don't really see the point in adding it.  If that, why not everything?

Chris



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