Re: Bug #759: 7.3beta1 DROP COLUMN DEPENDENCY PROBLEM

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: tim(at)ametco(dot)co(dot)uk, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Bug #759: 7.3beta1 DROP COLUMN DEPENDENCY PROBLEM
Date: 2002-09-12 20:37:18
Message-ID: 9749.1031863038@sss.pgh.pa.us
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pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org writes:
> Been playing with the 7.3beta1 version and I've noticed a small
> problem with dependency checking when dropping a column. If you have
> a view which uses JOIN's to join tables then dropping a column will
> fail on a dependency check, even though the column being dropped is
> not used at all in the view.

FYI, I've fixed this in CVS tip. Thanks for the report!

regards, tom lane

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