Re: ALTER TABLE .. < ADD | DROP > OIDS - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: ALTER TABLE .. < ADD | DROP > OIDS
Date
Msg-id 12609.1039205944@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to ALTER TABLE .. < ADD | DROP > OIDS  (Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca>)
Responses Re: ALTER TABLE .. < ADD | DROP > OIDS
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Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca> writes:
> I wish to create an alter command which will allow a table to have OIDs
> added or removed.

> The tricky part appears to be changing the tuples themselves.

Are you sure you need to?  Methinks the lazy approach of letting them
auto-adjust on next UPDATE should work as well for OIDs as for user
columns.

There might be a few places that look at the pg_class.relhasoids
field where they should be examining the tuple header has-oid bit,
but I don't think there are many.

            regards, tom lane

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