Re: Add CREATE SCHEMA ... LIKE support

From: Jim Jones <jim(dot)jones(at)uni-muenster(dot)de>
To: Marcos Pegoraro <marcos(at)f10(dot)com(dot)br>
Cc: Matheus Alcantara <matheusssilv97(at)gmail(dot)com>, "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Add CREATE SCHEMA ... LIKE support
Date: 2026-02-11 14:18:39
Message-ID: e4c5c6b0-0884-4daf-9840-1db4e25725a1@uni-muenster.de
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On 10/02/2026 12:52, Marcos Pegoraro wrote:
> I think the approach will fail at some point if you keep using CREATE
> TABLE LIKE, because so many things will be incomplete or at least
> strange, that you'll have to redo many of them.
> Sequencevalues will be shared with the old table.
> Constraints/Indexes names will have to be renamed.
> Partitioned tables will have to be attached.
> Foreign Keys are not created either.

Quite right. Either we draw a clear line here, or it will be a tough nut
to crack.

Best, Jim

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