Re: Ambiguous description on new columns

On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 3:40 AM PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org>
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> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>
> Page:
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/logical-replication-col-lists.html
> Description:
>
> The documentation on this page mentions:
>
> "If no column list is specified, any columns added later are automatically
> replicated."
>
> It feels ambiguous what this could mean. Does it mean:
>
> 1/ That if you alter the table on the publisher and add a new column, it
> will be replicated
>

Yes, this is the only thing in scope you can "add columns to later".


> 2/ If you add a column list later and add a column to it, it will be
> replicated
>

I feel like we failed somewhere if the reader believes that it is possible
to alter a publication in this way.

David J.