Re: Changing types without DROP...CASCADE

Dave Page wrote:
>
>
>> I think that this particular case is probably not that interesting to
>> most people (though that is not to say it shouldn't be done) - the more
>> common case is already on the TODO list as:
>>
>> - Recreate views after column type change
>>
>> Both are essentially the same problem, and as there may be more similar
>> cases that haven't yet been considered (or may only appear in future
>> releases of PostgreSQL), it seems to me that a relatively generic
>> mechanism for rebuilding dependent objects should be implemented. I
>> don't have time to look at this myself right now, but if you want to
>> please do, and feel free to post any questions you may have.
>>
>> Regards, Dave

Ok, Dave. I will start by looking around in the code-base and get to
know it better. Then I'll try my best to tackle the TODO-entry!

Best wishes,

Bawer