v.external/g.remove: cannot remove link to external postgis table if db no longer exists

[mlennert]

createdb testdb
psql -d testdb -c "create extension postgis"
v.out.postgis hospitals out="PG:dbname=testdb"
v.external in="PG:dbname=testdb" layer=hospitals out=pg_hospitals
dropdb testdb
g.remove vect name=pg_hospitals -f
Removing vector <pg_hospitals>
ERREUR: Connection to PostgreSQL database failed. Try to set up
        username/password by db.login.
        FATAL: la base de données « testdb » n'existe pas

I have to recreate the database and create the postgis extension before I can erase the link.

The same problem arises if the database is renamed.

There should be an option to force remove externally linked maps if the original doesn't exist anymore.

I do not have this problem with raster and vector files linked via v./r.external and moved to another location on the disk. I can still remove them without any problems.

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