Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> Hiroshi Inoue wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > >
> > > Hiroshi Inoue wrote:
>
> > > > BTW would we do nothing for clients after all ?
> > >
> > > Clients will now need to check that dropped flag.
> >
> > Clients would have to check the flag everywhere
> > pg_attribute appears.
> > Why should clients do such a thing ?
>
> Well, good question. They could easily skip the dropped columns if we
> used negative attno's because they usually already skip system columns.
> However, they prefered a specific dropped column flag and positive
> attno's. I don't know why. They would have to explain.
I don't stick to negative attno's but
> >From my perspective, when client coders like Dave Page and others say
> they would prefer the flag to the negative attno's, I don't have to
> understand. I just take their word for it.
do they really love to check attisdropped everywhere ?
Isn't it the opposite of the encapsulation ?
I don't understand why we would do nothing for clients.
regards,
Hiroshi Inoue
http://w2422.nsk.ne.jp/~inoue/
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