Question re: TODO Item 'separate SERIAL type' - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joel Burton
Subject Question re: TODO Item 'separate SERIAL type'
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.21.0105021059550.13319-100000@olympus.scw.org
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In the TODO, in the Type section, someone has proposed as 'separate SERIAL
type', which I assume is a type distinct from the SERIAL mapping to int
nextval... that exists now.

Can anyone elaborate on why this would be useful? I'm curious.

I've tried searching the lists, but I find too many references to common
questions about the current SERIAL pseudotype to come up with much.

Thanks!
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Joel Burton   <jburton@scw.org>
Director of Information Systems, Support Center of Washington



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