X-Original-To: pgsql-hackers-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9974D1B285 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 2004 23:25:02 -0300 (ADT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 30665-03 for ; Fri, 2 Jul 2004 02:25:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from biglumber.com (biglumber.com [207.228.252.42]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C179FD1B26C for ; Thu, 1 Jul 2004 23:24:54 -0300 (ADT) Received: (qmail 16959 invoked from network); 2 Jul 2004 02:24:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (207.228.252.42) by 0 with SMTP; 2 Jul 2004 02:24:58 -0000 From: "Greg Sabino Mullane" To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Adding column comment to information_schema.columns X-PGP-Key: 2529 DF6A B8F7 9407 E944 45B4 BC9B 9067 1496 4AC8 X-Request-PGP: http://www.biglumber.com/x/web?pk=2529DF6AB8F79407E94445B4BC9B906714964AC8 In-Reply-To: <28771.1088703059@sss.pgh.pa.us> Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 02:24:58 -0000 X-Mailer: JoyMail 1.48 Message-ID: <270f2a128cf161491a34c16ee00b082e@biglumber.com> X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 tagged_above=0.0 required=5.0 tests= X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200407/76 X-Sequence-Number: 55637 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > I agree. The stuff is certainly accessible in PG-specific tables, so > the argument that we are missing functionality doesn't hold any water > IMHO. The question is whether we have to keep information_schema > pristine. I think that you and Stephan have made enough concrete > points that the answer to that has to be "stick to the standard". If there is that much clamor for this, why not make a new schema, such as "pginformation_schema" People could then tweak the views to their heart's content, while keeping 100% compliance. - -- Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200407012226 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQFA5MfzvJuQZxSWSsgRAmyaAKCjbKre5ZuDpJnVA6rGjnAgNaIwvACgvRJN VxhiNWiYUCW8AfUBOUd/vEw= =SUM9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----