On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Noah Misch <n...@leadboat.com> wrote: >> Perhaps it would be reasonable to extend ALTER TABLE .. [NO] >> INHERIT to accept a type name as the final argument. If used in this >> way, it converts a typed table into a regular table or visca versa. > > Why extend ALTER TABLE ... INHERIT? I would have guessed independent syntax.
I just didn't feel the need to invent something new, but we could if someone would rather. >> We could also do it with a direct catalog change, but there are some >> dependencies that would need to be frobbed, which makes me a bit >> reluctant to go that way. > > Agreed; it's also an independently-useful capability to have. Yep. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
