Re: heap_create with OID?

From: Chris Bitmead <chrisb(at)nimrod(dot)itg(dot)telstra(dot)com(dot)au>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: heap_create with OID?
Date: 2000-07-07 01:05:15
Message-ID: 39652CCB.477C15D2@nimrod.itg.telecom.com.au
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Throwing an error will definitely not do --- that'd mean your whole
> installation comes to a screeching halt as soon as you hit 4G OIDs.
> That cure is way worse than the disease...

Is there really an alternative? There is no guarantee things will keep
working after a wrap around. Some applications might, some might not
depending on how they work. Isn't throwing an error better than
continuing on, possibly doing the wrong thing?

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