Re: Fix pg_publication_tables to exclude generated columns

Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila16(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 5:29 PM shiy(dot)fnst(at)fujitsu(dot)com
> <shiy(dot)fnst(at)fujitsu(dot)com> wrote:
>> I think one way to fix it is to modify pg_publication_tables query to exclude
>> generated columns. But in this way, we need to bump catalog version when fixing
>> it in back-branch. Another way is to modify function
>> pg_get_publication_tables()'s return value to contain all supported columns if
>> no column list is specified, and we don't need to change system view.

> That sounds like a reasonable approach to fix the issue.

We could just not fix it in the back branches. I'd argue that this is
as much a definition change as a bug fix, so it doesn't really feel
like something to back-patch anyway.

regards, tom lane