Re: Prevent ALTER TABLE DROP NOT NULL on child tables if parent column has it

On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Alvaro Herrera
<alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
> Michael Paquier wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 10:34 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>
>> > IIRC, Alvaro posted a WIP patch for that awhile back. Not sure what the
>> > current state is.
>>
>> Are you talking about that?
>> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20110707213401.GA27098%40alvh.no-ip.org
>> This is not a small patch :)
>>
>> Alvaro, others, any opinions?
>
> I haven't looked at this in a while. I suppose I should get it in shape
> sometime. Unless you would like to work on it?

Well, I could, but there is another big patch I am getting into shape
for the next CF (Ahem. scram. Ahem), so I am going to stay focused on
this one to have fuel for it during the CF. But I'm fine reviewing the
patch for the DROP NOT NULL.

> Note that Vitaly Burovoy rebased it, but I think the rebase is wrong.
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAKOSWNkN6HSyatuys8xZxzRCR-KL1OkHS5-b9qd9bf1Rad3PLA@mail.gmail.com

Yes, it is definitely wrong.
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Michael