Re: DROP COLUMN - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: DROP COLUMN
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Msg-id GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOCECMCDAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: DROP COLUMN  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: DROP COLUMN  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: DROP COLUMN  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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> > In fact, looking at it logically...if all the commands currently are
> > required to check that they're not modifiying a system column,
> then why not
> > add the requirement that they must also not modify dropped
> columns?  I can
> > do a careful doc search and try to make sure I've touched everything...
>
> Makes sense.  Of course, we could make a syscache that didn't return
> system columns either.

Actually - are you certain that every command uses a SearchSysCache and not
some other weirdness?  If we have to do the odd exception, then maybe we
should do them all as 'exceptions'?

Chris



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