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Re: EXCEPT TABLE - Case inconsistency for describe \d and \dRp+

Yuchen Li <liyuchen_xyz@163.com>

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From: Yuchen Li <liyuchen_xyz@163.com>
To: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>, vignesh C <vignesh21@gmail.com>
Cc: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>, Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-04-20T08:49:35Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On 4/20/2026 2:46 PM, Peter Smith wrote:
>>> PSA  v3 patches.
>>>
>>> v3-0001 - Fixed the TABLE describe footer titles as suggested.
>>> - "Included in publications:"
>>> - "Excluded from publications:"
>>>
>>> v3-0002 - Made similar footer title changes for SEQUENCE describe
>>>
>>> v3-0003 - Made similar footer title changes for SHCEMA describe. In
>>> passing, I found that this \dn describe output was not even being
>>> tested, so I added the missing regression test.
>> I'm not sure separate patches are necessary for this change; it might
>> be better to merge them into a single patch. Other than that, the
>> changes look good.
>>
> I separated them because only the changes to TABLE \d had previously
> been discussed.
>
> If everyone thinks all changes are good, then I can combine them into one patch.
>
> ======
> Kind Regards,
> Peter Smith.
> Fujitsu Australia.
>
While reviewing 0003, I noticed a formatting issue in the following line:

+             * schema mapping count +  1 (for storing NULL).

There is an extra space after "count +".

Regards,
Yuchen Li

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  1. psql: Improve describe footer titles for publications.

  2. Fix capitalization in publication describe output.

  3. Allow table exclusions in publications via EXCEPT TABLE.