Re: WIP: extensible enums

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Well, you can rename an item today if you don't mind doing a direct
>> UPDATE on pg_enum. �I think that's probably sufficient if the demand
>> only amounts to one or two requests a year. �I'd say leave it off the
>> TODO list till we see if there's more demand than that.

> I'd say put it on and mark it with an [E].  We could use some more
> [E]asy items for that list.

We don't need to add marginally-useful features just because they're
easy.  If it doesn't have a real use-case, the incremental maintenance
cost of more code is a good reason to reject it.
        regards, tom lane