Re: 64-bit sequences - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: 64-bit sequences
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Msg-id 16912.961739587@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to 64-bit sequences  (Paul Caskey <paul@nmxs.com>)
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Paul Caskey <paul@nmxs.com> writes:
> But first, has this issue come up in the past, and was a decision made to
> keep sequences simple as an "int4" type only?  Please clue me in on the
> history.  Is there any reason not to push forward with "int8" sequences,
> as some sort of compile-time or run-time option?

Mainly it's that int8 isn't supported on all our platforms.  As a
compile-time option it might be reasonable...
        regards, tom lane


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