Re: [HACKERS] Well, then you keep your darn columns - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From The Hermit Hacker
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Well, then you keep your darn columns
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Msg-id Pine.BSF.4.21.0001241623360.79710-100000@thelab.hub.org
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Well, then you keep your darn columns  (Don Baccus <dhogaza@pacifier.com>)
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Don Baccus wrote:

> >you could construe that as a feature --- you don't have to wait around
> >for a DROP COLUMN to finish.  Anyone who did want to reclaim space
> >immediately could do
> >    UPDATE table SET someothercolumn = someothercolumn;
> >followed by a VACUUM.
> 
> Or perhaps vacuum could be made smart enough to remove deleted columns?
> Perhaps optionally?

when bruce and I discussed this, that was one thing we both agreed upon
... Vacuum is too slow as it is, let alone adding in more things for it to
do :(


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