Re: maximum number of rows in table - what about oid limits?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jonathan Bartlett <johnnyb6(at)sdf(dot)lonestar(dot)org>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: maximum number of rows in table - what about oid limits?
Date: 2001-06-11 04:42:03
Message-ID: 200106110442.f5B4g4n20423@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Besides compatibility, what breaks when you make OIDs/Txn IDs
> INT8s? Maybe there should be a minor fork called Postgres64 which does
> this for those needing large tables.

We have delayed the problem of oid/xid wraparound by putting out good
releases so people upgrade every year or so.

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