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From: Chao Li <[email protected]>
To: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Cc: Postgres hackers <[email protected]>
Cc: Amit Kapila <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: docs: clarify ALTER TABLE behavior on partitioned tables
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:51:26 +0800
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> On Jan 12, 2026, at 12:04, David G. Johnston <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I also have my doubts that any of this behavior is going to change.  Better to behave as if it won’t.

Please see [1], people wanted to change the behavior from long time back. From the previous discussions, there were no objections on the behavior change. However, the blocker was about how to keep “consistent” behaviors across all sub-commands. That’s why I created this patch to clarify the current behaviors.

[1]  https://postgr.es/m/[email protected]

Best regards,
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Chao Li (Evan)
HighGo Software Co., Ltd.
https://www.highgo.com/










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