pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org writes:
> - I do a BACKUP using "pg_dump -d -D testdb > dump1"
> ==> Result: the View description is not written as expected
I've repaired this for 7.2. If you need a solution sooner, I believe
that the 7.2 patch would apply cleanly to 7.1. See
http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c.diff?r1=1.88&r2=1.89&f=c
regards, tom lane