On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:41 AM, Yeb Havinga <yebhavi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> If child inherits column A from parent1 and parent2, and it is then >> renamed to B in parent2, what should the name be in the child after >> the rename is completed? > > The column should be renamed to B in parent2, child and parent1.
Uh, really? Wow. You want to follow the inheritance hierarchy in both directions, both down and up? That seems like it could be confusing. >> For bonus points, how should pg_dump handle this to make sure the >> state after a dump and reload matches the state before the dump and >> reload? > > If the change happens in a single transaction there should be no problems > here, as opposed to e.g. have the user issue two renames. Did I get the > bonus points? :-) Sure, though I'm not sure I like the basic idea. :-) -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise Postgres Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
