Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes:
> I would have preferred (and I believe argued for) keeping the existing
> catalog representation for existing attributes and using a bitmask for
> new ones, to avoid breaking client code. But I am not sure if that's
> actually the best decision. I find Tom's concern about needing more
> than 64 attributes to be ill-founded; I can't really see that
> happening on any timescale that matters.
I tend to agree, which is why I'm questioning the decision to not just
keep adding bool columns. I don't see how that's not both more convenient
and less surprising.
regards, tom lane
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