On 09/22/2011 03:01 PM, Hyrum K Wright wrote: > On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Neels J Hofmeyr <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I just noticed that, since "operative revision" != "peg revision", the >> column names in the EXTERNALS table are confused/confusing. >> >> They are: >> >> def_operational_revision (supposed to be the peg rev) >> def_revision (supposed to be the operat*ive* rev) >> >> So I'd like to change that. The question is: when. Now? For 1.8? > > Adding columns to a table is easy, removing them takes a bit more > work. Since I suspect your change would require a bit of both, I > think it falls into the "bit more work" category. > > That being said, the f99 format (which should be the first bump for > 1.8) is there so that we can do changes which require this extra work. > Since things are functioning right now for 1.7, I'd suggest making > this change in 1.8, if you feel it should be made at all.
Ok, I'm fine with that. (It would actually be adding a new one with the *exact* same content and semantics of an old one and then removing the old one, x2.) Thanks, ~Neels
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