Re: pg_depend

> Then we have an pg_depend entry e.g.
>
> pg_class_relid
> oid of the view_a
> pg_class_relid
> oid of the table a
> 'a' the name of the table
>
> and so on.
>
> drop table a; (unadorned drop).
>
> Then the above entry would be changed to
>
> pg_class_relid(unchanged)
> oid of the view_s(unchagned)
> pg_class_relid(unchanged)
> InvalidOid
> 'a' the name of the table(unchanged)
>
> create table a (...);
>
> Then the pg_depend entry would be
>
> pg_class_relid(unchanged)
> oid of the view_s(unchagned)
> pg_class_relid(unchanged)
> the oid of the new table a
> 'a' the name of the table(unchanged)

So you want to keep the name of the referenced object in case it is
dropped. Makes sense.

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