| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org> |
| Cc: | David HJ <chuxiongzhong(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Feature Request: Extending PostgreSQL's Identifier Length Limit |
| Date: | 2024-08-19 01:17:38 |
| Message-ID: | ZsKdMvP20lFIhda-@momjian.us |
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On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 11:45:45AM +0200, Álvaro Herrera wrote:
> On 2024-Jul-18, David HJ wrote:
>
> > As a long-time PostgreSQL user, I've increasingly run into issues with the
> > 63-byte limit for identifiers, particularly table names. This limit, while
> > historically sufficient, is becoming a significant pain point in modern
> > database design and usage.
>
> This has been discussed before. I think the latest discussion, and some
> preliminary proof-of-concept patches, were around here:
>
> https://postgr.es/m/CAFBsxsF2V8n9w0SGK56bre3Mk9fzZS=9aaA8Gfs_n+woa3Dr-Q@mail.gmail.com
FYI, the COMMENT ON command can help to document identifiers.
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