| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
|---|---|
| To: | Andrew Snow <als(at)fl(dot)net(dot)au> |
| Cc: | "Pgsql-General(at)Postgresql(dot) Org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: unique row identifier data type exhausted . . . |
| Date: | 2000-04-24 11:59:30 |
| Message-ID: | 200004241159.HAA09650@candle.pha.pa.us |
| Views: | Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email |
| Thread: | |
| Lists: | pgsql-general |
>
> > When we are sure all platforms support 64-bit int's, we will move in
> > that direction.
>
> Sorry if this is a stupid question, but couldn't you fairly easily make it
> an option at compile time? To use either 32 or 64 bit OID's.
> (And, less importantly, for sequences)
Well, we could but then all the API would change, and internally there
would be changes. No one has really asked for it vs. the work in doing
it.
--
Bruce Momjian | http://www.op.net/~candle
pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 853-3000
+ If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue
+ Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
| From | Date | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next Message | Ed Loehr | 2000-04-24 14:28:26 | Re: Revisited: Transactions, insert unique. |
| Previous Message | Andrew Snow | 2000-04-24 10:35:52 | RE: unique row identifier data type exhausted . . . |