Re: about truncate

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
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 04:06:09
Message-ID: 21101.1229918769@sss.pgh.pa.us
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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.

2. Just because you don't have a use for it doesn't mean no one does.

regards, tom lane

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