Re: replace oidrand() with random_sample()

From: Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL Patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: replace oidrand() with random_sample()
Date: 2003-01-16 04:44:01
Message-ID: 1042692240.20006.43.camel@tokyo
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On Wed, 2003-01-15 at 23:26, Tom Lane wrote:
> I think we should either leave it be, or rip it out and be done with it.
> I don't actually much care which (does anyone out there have an
> opinion?). But a phased-obsolescence plan is far more work than it
> deserves.

Heh, fair enough. I'll send in a revised patch that removes it tomorrow.

(BTW, this *particular* case may be a bad situation to worry about
phased-obsolescence, but in general I think it's worth paying more
attention to reducing backward-compatibility headaches for users...)

Cheers,

Neil
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