Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andreas Pflug
Subject Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute?
Date
Msg-id 42177010.8040701@pse-consulting.de
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In response to Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute?  ("Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>)
Responses Re: Get rid of system attributes in pg_attribute?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Dave Page wrote:
> 
>> Does anyone know of client code that actually pays attention to
>> pg_attribute rows with negative attnums?
> 
> pgAdmin certainly knows about them, but I don't believe it'll break
> if they go.

It only knows that attnum < 0 must be a system column; no specific
knowledge or interpretation of it.
Would those columns remain selectable for debugging/maintenance 
purposes, despite not appearing in system catalogs?

Regards,
Andreas


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