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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: "Quentin de Metz" <quentin@de.me.tz>
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Subject: Re: Sharp edge when dropping columns
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"Quentin de Metz" <quentin@de.me.tz> writes:
> I'd like to report a sharp edge which caused downtime in my production a=
pplication: dropping a column which is INCLUDEd in an index drops the inde=
x. =


This behavior is intentional, and we're not likely to change it.

			regards, tom lane