Hiroshi Inoue wrote: > > Makes sense. Of course, we could make a syscache that didn't return > > system columns either. > > > > Actually, the original argument for negative attno's for dropped columns > > was exactly for this case, that the system column check would catch > > dropped columns too, > > > but it causes other problems that are harder to fix > > so we _dropped_ the idea. > > What does this mean ?
Client programmers prefered the dropped flag rather than negative attno's so we went with that. > BTW would we do nothing for clients after all ? Clients will now need to check that dropped flag. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
