Re: Syntax for partitioning

[Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>]

Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> IMO, the real problem is that the type interface is poorly
> encapsulated.  There's way too much code that knows about the internal
> details of a type - namely, that it's a 32-bit integer modified by a
> second 32-bit integer.  I think there are still places where the code
> doesn't even know about typmod.  If we're going to go to the trouble
> of changing anything, I think it should probably involve inserting an
> abstraction layer that will make future extensions easier.  But I have
> a feeling that's going to be a tough sell.

Yup, you're right.  It would be an enormous amount of work and break a
lot of third-party code, for largely hypothetical future benefits.
We've got better places to invest our limited manpower.

			regards, tom lane