RE: [HACKERS] Re: ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Hermit Hacker [mailto:scrappy(at)hub(dot)org]
>
> On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Hiroshi Inoue wrote:
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: The Hermit Hacker [mailto:scrappy(at)hub(dot)org]
> > >
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > Hiroshi ...
> > >
> > > Bruce's comment was just an observation ... if it can be done
> > > cleanly, I would love to see a version that didn't involve 2x the disk
> > > space ... I don't believe that a trial would be useless, I think that
> > > Bruce's only concern/warning is that the amount of code
> modifications that
> > > would have to be made in order to accomplish this *might* be
> larger then
> > > the benefit resulting in doing it this way.
> > >
> > > If you feel that this can be done more efficiently, *please*
> > > proceed with the trial ...
> > >
> >
> > OK,I may be able to provide a trial patch in a week or so if I'm lucky.
> > How to commit the patch ?
> > With #ifdef ?
>
> Nope, but it will have to wait until *after* 7.0 is released, so don't
> push yourself on it ...
>

Hmm,until 7.0 release ?
I don't want to keep my private branch so long.
Is #ifdef bad to separate it from 7.0 release stuff ?

Regards.

Hiroshi Inoue
Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp