Re: pg_depend

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Alex Pilosov <alex(at)pilosoft(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_depend
Date: 2001-07-16 23:25:27
Message-ID: 200107162325.f6GNPRD12763@candle.pha.pa.us
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> The objects would need to be identified by two-part IDs, one part
> specifying the object type and one giving its OID (which is known unique
> within that type). Possibly object type would be best handled by giving
> the OID of the system catalog containing the object's definition row.
> In any case, looking at the type part would let users of the pg_depend
> catalog figure out what they needed to do.

Yes, exactly. Also, I can see code that will handles dependencies
differently if it is a pg_class or pg_type row that is mentioned in
pg_depend.

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