Re: [HACKERS] pg_namespace -> pg_schema?

From: Andreas Pflug <Andreas(dot)Pflug(at)web(dot)de>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>, pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] pg_namespace -> pg_schema?
Date: 2003-04-29 22:19:25
Message-ID: 3EAEFA6D.6030304@web.de
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgadmin-hackers pgsql-hackers

Tom Lane wrote:

>Sean Chittenden <sean(at)chittenden(dot)org> writes:
>
>
>>I know pg_namespace has been in release for one rev, but I was
>>wondering if for consistency sake there was any interest or desire or
>>plans to change the system catalog to pg_schema.
>>
>>
>
>No. The choice of catalog name was deliberate: a namespace is not
>necessarily identical to a schema. In any case, I can see no value
>to renaming it at this late date.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
>

I wonder if we should use the term NAMESPACE instead of SCHEMA in pgAdmin3.
Any suggestions?

Andreas

In response to

Responses

Browse pgadmin-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Dave Page 2003-04-30 08:11:15 Re: [HACKERS] pg_namespace -> pg_schema?
Previous Message Dave Page 2003-04-29 09:59:43 Re: pgAdmin3 under MacOS X

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Tom Lane 2003-04-29 22:21:15 Re: LISTEN/NOTIFY benchmarks?
Previous Message Josh Berkus 2003-04-29 21:36:43 "Adding missing from clause"