Why no create synonym in postgres?

[simon redfern <simon(at)musicpictures(dot)com>]

Hey Guys,

Just wondering why there is no create synonym command in postgres?

I've seen some reasons why not i.e. "people rely on the synonym and then 
it changes" - but hey, people rely on views and tables and they can be 
dropped..

Synonyms are useful because they can give you such flexibility. For 
instance right now we want to create a synonym for a sequence so that 
django can use it (and insert into a view). They exist and are used in 
other database systems (e.g. Oracle ) because they are useful. Synonyms 
please! :-) I saw a patch for it so it must be possible..

cheers,

Simon Redfern