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 40E68419.9020701@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: Adding column comment to information_schema.columns  (Bruno Wolff III <bruno@wolff.to>)
Responses Re: Adding column comment to information_schema.columns
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>>Why are they useful???? If you want PG specific stuff then use the PG 
>>specific catalogs!!!
> 
> The information schema could be used to provide a more stable interface.
> The pg catalog changes from release to release and it would be nice to
> be able to write code which is more future proof.

Really? It will have the same problem!  That being that when we change 
stuff in the catalogs, we will need to change it in the info schema as 
well more than likely...

Chris



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