Re: [HACKERS] DROP TABLE inside a transaction block

Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii(at)sra(dot)co(dot)jp> writes:
>> BTW, we are not *that* far from being able to roll back a DROP TABLE.
>> The only thing that's really needed is for everyone to take a deep
>> breath and let go of the notion that table files ought to be named
>> after the tables. If we named table files after the OIDs of their
>> tables, then rollback-able DROP or RENAME TABLE would be pretty
>> straightforward. If you don't recall why this is, consult the
>> pghackers archives...

> So what was the conclusion for 7.0?

Too late to consider it for 7.0, I think. I'd like to see it happen in
7.1 or 7.2 or so.

>> Disallow DROP TABLE/DROP INDEX inside a transaction block

> We should remove above from HISTORY, no?

Yes, it's not correct.

regards, tom lane