Zdenek Kotala wrote: > Tom Lane napsal(a): > > Zdenek Kotala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Heikki Linnakangas napsal(a): > >>> Perhaps we should just add the new attid attribute to the toast table, > >>> but mark it as nullable? > > > >> Hmm, It seems to me as a good idea. > > > > No, it's a really horrid idea. Nullable attributes complicate the C > > code, and what in the world are we buying with it anyway? Just decide > > what the field should contain and put it in there. > > The problem what we try to solve is to perform this change during upgrade > from > 8.3->8.4. Extra value is a problem because it requires extra space and there > is > not free space. It is temporal solution(hack) for 8.3->8.4.
Once we have the 'require free space' capability in a major Postgres release, can't we use that to make space for the new TOAST field we will need? -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
