Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> (4) add a switch to pg_dump to include dropped columns in its >> schema output and then drop them. This seems far more maintainable >> than writing separate code that tries to parse the output.
> I assume I would also drop the column in the pg_dump output. Right, that's what I meant --- do all the work within pg_dump. > Is this acceptable to everyone? We could name the option > -u/--upgrade-compatible. If the switch is specifically for pg_upgrade support (enabling this as well as any other hacks we find necessary), which seems like a good idea, then don't chew up a short option letter for it. There should be a long form only. And probably not even list it in the user documentation. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers