[postgis-devel] "the_geom" quick feedback

[Paul Ramsey]

OK, in the interest of gentle fuzzies I'll ticket this into 2.0

P

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:39 AM, strk <strk at keybit.net> wrote:
> I'd keep the_geom as well.
> After all it's not anything forced to the users.
>
> --strk;
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> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 01:36:54PM -0500, Paragon Corporation wrote:
>> Yah not to mention I've gotten so used to writing the_geom and too lazy to
>> have to override it and I don't want half my tables with geom and the other
>> half with the_geom
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Regina
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: postgis-devel-bounces at postgis.refractions.net
>> [mailto:postgis-devel-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Mark
>> Cave-Ayland
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:31 PM
>> To: PostGIS Development Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [postgis-devel] "the_geom" quick feedback
>>
>> Paul Ramsey wrote:
>>
>> > Yesterday I rashly changed the default geometry column created by the
>> shape loader from "the_geom" to "geom". And lo, the loader regression is
>> broken this morning.
>> >
>> > So. Before I go and change the regression expects to match my inputs: is
>> this regressing change of the default name acceptable? I have always chafed
>> about it a little (the_geom) but I accepted it. It would be nice not to have
>> it "the" anymore, but not critical.
>> >
>> > P
>>
>> I don't think the change itself is much of a problem, however it will
>> obviously obsolete a reasonable amount of training material and tutorials on
>> the internet.
>>
>>
>> ATB,
>>
>> Mark.
>>
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