Re: Removal of pg_variable, pg_inheritproc, pg_ipl

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Removal of pg_variable, pg_inheritproc, pg_ipl
Date: 2001-05-15 01:09:14
Message-ID: 200105150109.f4F19Eu06451@candle.pha.pa.us
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> On Mon, 14 May 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > > Why did you remove indisclustered?
> > >
> > > Useless it may be, but gratuitously breaking at least two extant clients
> > > doesn't seem like a good idea ...
> >
> > I realize what you are saying now. Older versions of ODBC still
> > reference indisclustered, even though it was bogus. I will put the
> > column into pg_index and mark it to be removed at some future date.
>
> why is it being removed again? I think I missed that discussion, sorry ;(

It is not being used by anything and is confusing client interface
developers because they think it is being set somewhere. It is not, but
we will keep it because ODBC references it, meaningless as it is.

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