Re: [HACKERS] create rule changes table to view ?

> I have noticed and lived with this problem for quite a while.
> 
> There's nothing in pg_class that tells a table from a view, they're both
> "relations". Since a view is implemented as in effect an empty table with
> on select rules on it, psql thinks every table with a rule on it is a
> view. This is just the output, nothing on the table changes.
> 
> A fix would be to display both tables and views as "relation". As far as I
> know there is now 100% deterministic way to tell a table from a view. I
> think one fine day Jan is going to change that but for now we don't have
> to worry about it.

OK.  Nothing added to TODO list.


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