From: | David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | Jaime Casanova <jcasanov(at)systemguards(dot)com(dot)ec>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: about truncate |
Date: | 2008-12-22 04:36:02 |
Message-ID: | 20081222043602.GH4200@fetter.org |
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On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 11:06:09PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> > Given that the main (and only sane, IMHO) use for table inheritance is
> > in table partitioning, can we see about deprecating ONLY (in the table
> > inheritance sense) for the next couple of development cycles and then
> > removing it?
>
> No.
>
> 1. It's required by SQL standard.
Well blow me down! I had no idea the SQL standard had this wart in it.
> 2. Just because you don't have a use for it doesn't mean no one does.
Clearly the SQL standards committee does, and their usage controls ;)
Cheers,
David.
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