Re: ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN

seconded ...

On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Tom Lane wrote:

> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > OK, I am opening this can of worms again.  I personally would like to
> > see this code activated, even if it does take 2x the disk space to alter
> > a column.  Hiroshi had other ideas.  Where did we leave this?  We have
> > one month to decide on a plan.
> 
> I think the plan should be to do nothing for 7.1.  ALTER DROP COLUMN
> isn't an especially pressing feature, and so I don't feel that we
> should be hustling to squeeze it in just before beta.  We're already
> overdue for beta.
> 
> 			regards, tom lane
> 

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