Alexander Shulgin wrote > Hi Hackers, > > This came up recently on general list (and I've just hit the same issue > today): > http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/
> CAB7nPqTLmMn1LTb5WE0v0dO57iP0U73yKwzbZytAXDF1CAWLZg@.gmail > > Why couldn't postgres re-create the dependent views automatically? I > mean it knows which views depend on the altered column and keeps the > view definition, no? > > Would a patch likely to be accepted? How hard do you feel this might be > to implement? Any caveat that defeats the purpose of such feature? > > Thanks. Would it be possible to handle the specific case of varchar(n) to varchar/text by just ignoring the error? David J. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Re-create-dependent-views-on-ALTER-TABLE-ALTER-COLUMN-TYPE-tp5804972p5805191.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - hackers mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
