Re: pg_dump, serial - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pg_dump, serial
Date
Msg-id 13572.1172851398@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to pg_dump, serial  (Laurent ROCHE <laurent_roche@yahoo.com>)
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Laurent ROCHE <laurent_roche@yahoo.com> writes:
> I understand (and I have read) that there have been changes and discussions about the way, pg_dump treats SERIAL
columnsin the latest versions(8.x). 
> However, I have not been able to get a document explaining exactly what the changes are and what's the reasoning
behindit, not even in the documentation. 
> Is there such a thing ?

See this thread and the earlier ones it refers to:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-08/msg01250.php
The commit message here summarizes the changes:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2006-08/msg00376.php

            regards, tom lane

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