Re: Bug in information_schema: column names don't match spec

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: Bug in information_schema: column names don't match spec
Date: 2010-10-12 17:31:26
Message-ID: 1286904686.23137.6.camel@vanquo.pezone.net
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On fre, 2010-10-08 at 11:19 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Was this just a thinko in our transcription, or did they rename the
> view columns somewhere along the line?

I suppose you figured this out already, but in some of my older draft
copies, the column did indeed have a different name. The other columns
were just copying mistakes, apparently.

> Perhaps more to the point, what shall we do about it? Just renaming
> the view columns is easy enough, but should we try to do something to
> limit the impact on existing clients?

I wouldn't worry about it unless we get complaints. Users can change
the view easily enough if they need.

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