Re: BUG #17349: Function gen_random_uuid duplicates in pgcrypto and core

On Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 08:36:22PM +0000, Andreas Dijkman wrote:
> Thanks for pointing me to the discussion. I’ve read the thread and would
> suggest applying the doc-note, that’s in the last part of that discussion:
>
>
> Small doc tweak suggestion - the pgcrypto docs [1] now say about
> gen_random_uuid():
>
> Returns a version 4 (random) UUID. (Obsolete, this function is now also
> included in core PostgreSQL.)
>
> which gives the impression the code contains two versions of this function,
> the core
> one and an obsolete one in pgcrypto. Per the commit message the situation
> is actually:
>
> The pgcrypto implementation now internally redirects to the built-in one.
>
> That would have avoided this bug-report I guess, as the documentation would
> reflect the actual situation better.

I have written the attached patch to clarify this.

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