Re: Removing pg_migrator limitations

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Removing pg_migrator limitations
Date: 2009-12-25 06:17:35
Message-ID: 200912250617.nBP6HZM13399@momjian.us
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Well, we might eventually allow addition of values to enums too; the
> > fact that it's not implemented outside pg_migrator right now doesn't
> > mean we won't ever think of a solution. In any case I'm not persuaded
> > that a zero-element enum is totally without value. Think of it like a
> > domain with a "must be null" constraint.
>
> OK, but that is going to expand the my patch. I will probably implement
> zero-element enums first and then go ahead and do the binary upgrade
> part. Zero-element enums will simplify the pg_dump code.

I have implemented the zero-value option to CREATE TYPE ENUM with the
attached patch.

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