Re: What was the exact version of PostgreSQL where the column name length changed from 31 to 63 characters?

From: Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Dann Corbit <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: What was the exact version of PostgreSQL where the column name length changed from 31 to 63 characters?
Date: 2011-04-26 18:47:17
Message-ID: BANLkTimLUK_s1nwsSN_zXWS4-PV+5J9Nmg@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Dann Corbit <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com> wrote:
> I need to know so that I can handle cases like:
>
> Create table foolongcols(
>        nevermindthefurthermorejustpleadinselfdefense char(5),
>        nevermindthefurthermorejustpleadguilty char(5)
> );
>
> I assume that other object names (table name, function name, etc.) are similarly affected.  Is that correct?

It looks like the 32->64 change went in 7.3. (see:
http://anoncvs.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/include/postgres_ext.h)

merlin

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