Re: First draft of back-branch release notes is done

Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> On 2019-Aug-04, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
>> * Ensure that partition key columns will not be dropped as the result of an
>> "indirect drop," such as from a cascade from dropping the key column's data
>> type (e.g. a custom data type). This fix is applied only to newly created
>> partitioned tables: if you believe you have an affected partition table (e.g.
>> one where the partition key uses a custom data type), you will need to
>> create a new table and move your data into it.

> Hmm, if I have this problem, I can pg_upgrade and the new database will
> have correct dependencies, right? For some people, doing that might be
> easier than creating and reloading large tables.

Yeah, that should work.

regards, tom lane