inserting a column into a view - Mailing list pgsql-novice

When you modify a table some time down the track and insert a new
column, then need to update a view,  postgres always seems to insist
that you cascade drop all dependant views and rebuild them. I've got a
huge database and find I'm in this situation some years down the track
from its inceptions.

I wondered if there was any clever way around this tedious work?

Thanks in anticipation.

Regards

richard