| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Srinath Reddy Sadipiralla <srinath2133(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Support for Physical Column Reordering in PG |
| Date: | 2025-05-18 18:42:03 |
| Message-ID: | 94575.1747593723@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Srinath Reddy Sadipiralla <srinath2133(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> So is making a patch to have a sql command to reposition the column like
> other databases makes sense? thoughts ?
There have been multiple attempts over the years to separate
physical and logical column positions. They've failed :-(.
You might trawl the mail list archives for awhile to understand the
problem better. Maybe a determined person could write a successful
patch, but don't underestimate the complexity and risk of introducing
new bugs.
regards, tom lane
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