Re: heap_create with OID? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Chris Bitmead
Subject Re: heap_create with OID?
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Msg-id 39652CCB.477C15D2@nimrod.itg.telecom.com.au
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In response to Re: heap_create with OID?  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: heap_create with OID?
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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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