Re: [HACKERS] problems with dropped columns
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>, Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>, Damjan Pipan <damjan.pipan@siol.net>, pgsql-general@postgresql.org, Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2003-03-07T17:40:33Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Is there any TODO's here? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Lane wrote: > Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com> writes: > > Taking it a bit further... > > There are (at least) two distinct problems involved here. One is > getting plpgsql to deal correctly with rowtypes that include dropped > columns. The other is getting it to react when someone alters a table > whose rowtype is relied on by already-compiled functions. > > The former problem is just a small matter of programming in plpgsql; > I'm not sure what the best way to do it is, but it's clearly just > plpgsql's issue. The latter problem calls for a ton of infrastructure > that we haven't got :-( > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073