| From: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Matthias Kurz <m(dot)kurz(at)irregular(dot)at>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Alter or rename enum value |
| Date: | 2016-03-09 16:58:29 |
| Message-ID: | 56E05635.70908@dunslane.net |
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On 03/09/2016 11:07 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
>> On 03/09/2016 09:56 AM, Matthias Kurz wrote:
>>> Right now it is not possible to rename an enum value.
>>> Are there plans to implement this anytime soon?
>> I don't know of any plans, but it would be a useful thing. I agree it
>> wouldn't be too hard. The workaround is to do an update on pg_enum
>> directly, but proper SQL support would be much nicer.
> I have a vague recollection that we discussed this at the time the enum
> stuff went in, and there are concurrency issues? Don't recall details
> though.
>
>
Rings a vague bell, but should it be any worse than adding new labels?
cheers
andrew
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