Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> (4) add a switch to pg_dump to include dropped columns in its
>> schema output and then drop them. This seems far more maintainable
>> than writing separate code that tries to parse the output.
> I assume I would also drop the column in the pg_dump output.
Right, that's what I meant --- do all the work within pg_dump.
> Is this acceptable to everyone? We could name the option
> -u/--upgrade-compatible.
If the switch is specifically for pg_upgrade support (enabling this as
well as any other hacks we find necessary), which seems like a good
idea, then don't chew up a short option letter for it. There should be
a long form only. And probably not even list it in the user
documentation.
regards, tom lane