Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> writes:
> I think the issue is identifying the problem. Reading the title of the
> post, I think Tom says "no" to *deleting* the toast table. He also says
> "no" to cleaning the table as part of DROP COLUMN. That still leaves you
> an opening for an out-of-line command/function to perform a clean,
... see CLUSTER ...
regards, tom lane