David Fetter <david@fetter.org> writes:
> On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 06:25:09PM +0400, ash wrote:
>> Hi Hackers,
>>
>> This came up recently on general list (and I've just hit the same issue today):
>> http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAB7nPqTLmMn1LTb5WE0v0dO57iP0U73yKwzbZytAXDF1CAWLZg@mail.gmail.com
>>
>> Why couldn't postgres re-create the dependent views automatically? I
>> mean it knows which views depend on the altered column and keeps the
>> view definition, no?
>
> Also worth considering: functions which take any part of the view as a
> parameter.
Sorry, I don't get it: do you suggest we should re-create dependent
functions too?
I don't think that's feasible, but there is certainly a use case for
silently re-defining the views together with alteration of the joined
table.
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Alex