jwieck@debis.com (Jan Wieck)
> 
> > >     Another topic is if we should create some more  system  views
> > >     at  initdb  time.  I  would  find views telling ownership and
> > >     other information readable instead of Oid's very  useful.  As
> > >     for pg_rule and pg_view it would be possible to create a view
> > >     that describes the definition of an  index  instead  of  some
> > >     cryptic  numbers.  And  another  one  for  real  tables where
> > >     indices and views are omitted would also be useful.
> >
> > Yes, these are good ideas.
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Momjian                          |  830 Blythe Avenue
> 
>     I'm  running into some naming problems while doing so. Having
>     pg_table, pg_view etc. as views lets a users assume  pg_index
>     would  be one too where to get some information. But pg_index
>     already exists.
> 
>     Should I name all of them pgv_... ?
> 
>     Other databases have many views starting with DBA or  SYS  on
>     the  other  hand.  For now I'll start naming them pgv_..., we
>     could rename them before applying the patch.
> 

Jan,

How about using the plural?

pg_views, pg_rules, pg_tables, pg_indexes etc...

It also seems more natural to me.

Keith.


Wed, 26 Aug 1998 16:43:33 +0100 (BST)
Keith Parks <emkxp01@mtcc.demon.co.uk>
Re: [HACKERS] Rules for 6.4 finished
> Jan,
> 
> How about using the plural?
> 
> pg_views, pg_rules, pg_tables, pg_indexes etc...
> 
> It also seems more natural to me.
> 
> Keith.

    That's a nice idea - I like it.


Jan

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Thu, 27 Aug 1998 22:55:00 +0200 (MET DST)
jwieck@debis.com (Jan Wieck)
Re: [HACKERS] Rules for 6.4 finished