Re: pg_class.relistemp - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: pg_class.relistemp
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Msg-id B9D780B2-7B67-4E2C-A5C6-07DAD1AE0938@kineticode.com
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In response to Re: pg_class.relistemp  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Jul 14, 2011, at 12:19 PM, Tom Lane wrote:

>> Are they not testing our 9.1 betas?
> 
> There has never, ever, been a guarantee that the system catalogs don't
> change across versions.  Anybody issuing such queries should expect to
> have to retest them and possibly change them in each new major release.
> I see nothing to sweat about here.

A deprecation cycle at least might be useful.

Best,

David



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