Re: [HACKERS] Lots 'o patches

I don't quite understand "to get the string conversions for the name
data type" (unless it refers to inserting the appropriate info into
the system catalogs), but dump/reload it isn't a problem at all for
me. It used to really suck, mostly because it was broken, but now it
works great.

On Sun, 31 May 1998, at 16:31:27, David Gould wrote:

> > Oh, requires a dump/reload to get the string conversions for the name
> > data type.
>
> Ooops. I guess we need to add "make a useful upgrade procedure" to our
> todo list. I am not picking on this patch, it is a problem of long standing
> but as we get into real applications it will become increasingly
> unacceptable.
>
> -dg
>
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>