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Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Vladimir Rusinov
Subject Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal
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Msg-id CAE1wr-wBerNRsYC0AxA3W61-=YsTJ04oY-KsFjviqNQ8S7Tcvg@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal  (Euler Taveira <euler@timbira.com.br>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 4:57 PM, Euler Taveira <euler@timbira.com.br> wrote:
As Robert suggested in the other email: extension to create old names.

I don't follow the reasoning for the extension. It seem to have downsides of both alternatives combined: we still break people's code, and we add even more maintenance burden than just keeping aliases.

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Vladimir Rusinov
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