Re: Re: Changing the default value of an inherited column

From: Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: Changing the default value of an inherited column
Date: 2001-04-01 02:09:36
Message-ID: 3.0.5.32.20010401120936.00ae0b20@mail.rhyme.com.au
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At 21:00 31/03/01 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>
>If we change the code again based on the latest discussion, then pg_dump
>would have to detect whether there are conflicting defaults, which would
>mean looking at all the parents not just the rightmost one. Ugh. That
>might be a good reason not to change...
>

Shall I hold off on this for a day or two to let the other discussion
settle down? It seems whatever happens, we should check NOT NULL.

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