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

From: Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(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 18:43:40
Message-ID: 1303843420.29343.3.camel@jdavis-ux.asterdata.local
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On Tue, 2011-04-26 at 18:35 +0000, Dann Corbit 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 was changed in this commit:

http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb?p=postgresql.git;a=commitdiff;h=46bb23ac016714065711cf2a780e080c7310d66e

which was first released in 7.3.0, as far as I can tell.

Regards,
Jeff Davis

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