Re: pg_namespace -> pg_schema?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Sean Chittenden <sean(at)chittenden(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_namespace -> pg_schema?
Date: 2003-04-25 22:20:54
Message-ID: 3099.1051309254@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Sean Chittenden <sean(at)chittenden(dot)org> writes:
> I know pg_namespace has been in release for one rev, but I was
> wondering if for consistency sake there was any interest or desire or
> plans to change the system catalog to pg_schema.

No. The choice of catalog name was deliberate: a namespace is not
necessarily identical to a schema. In any case, I can see no value
to renaming it at this late date.

regards, tom lane

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