RE: [HACKERS] Re: ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN

From: "Hiroshi Inoue" <Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp>
To: "The Hermit Hacker" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
Cc: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "PostgreSQL Development" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: RE: [HACKERS] Re: ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN
Date: 2000-02-29 07:06:29
Message-ID: 001401bf8283$805bf4e0$2801007e@tpf.co.jp
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Hermit Hacker [mailto:scrappy(at)hub(dot)org]
>
> On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Hiroshi Inoue wrote:
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: The Hermit Hacker [mailto:scrappy(at)hub(dot)org]
> > >
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > Hiroshi ...
> > >
> > > Bruce's comment was just an observation ... if it can be done
> > > cleanly, I would love to see a version that didn't involve 2x the disk
> > > space ... I don't believe that a trial would be useless, I think that
> > > Bruce's only concern/warning is that the amount of code
> modifications that
> > > would have to be made in order to accomplish this *might* be
> larger then
> > > the benefit resulting in doing it this way.
> > >
> > > If you feel that this can be done more efficiently, *please*
> > > proceed with the trial ...
> > >
> >
> > OK,I may be able to provide a trial patch in a week or so if I'm lucky.
> > How to commit the patch ?
> > With #ifdef ?
>
> Nope, but it will have to wait until *after* 7.0 is released, so don't
> push yourself on it ...
>

Hmm,until 7.0 release ?
I don't want to keep my private branch so long.
Is #ifdef bad to separate it from 7.0 release stuff ?

Regards.

Hiroshi Inoue
Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp

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