Re: [HACKERS] Remove add_missing_from_clause?

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PgSQL General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Remove add_missing_from_clause?
Date: 2007-03-21 16:05:05
Message-ID: 460157B1.5070900@commandprompt.com
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>
>> Oh, I know it is still in use, that is my complaint :). Perhaps stating
>> that this will be the last release of the feature?
>
> Stating it doesn't make it so ;-)

O.k. that is certainly true :)

> If we remove add_missing_from then some people will be unable to migrate
> forward from pre-8.1 releases because their views won't load. Seeing
> that you have elsewhere been arguing for the wisdom of skipping
> releases, I can hardly think that you'd be in favor of that.

Oh, sure, throw that at me ;). I concede the point.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> regards, tom lane
>

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