"Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> Is there a reason the old/new can't be aliaseed to each other, instead of
> the old just being removed?
Any change like that would require another initdb. If we were going to
force another initdb, my vote would be to revert these functions to
where they were in beta1. It was a mistake to change them in such a
hurry.
regards, tom lane