Re: [PATCH] Implement uuid_version() - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [PATCH] Implement uuid_version()
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Msg-id f11fc6d7-2200-aaba-952d-fc6a7de0dce0@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to Re: [PATCH] Implement uuid_version()  (Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>)
Responses Re: [PATCH] Implement uuid_version()
Re: [PATCH] Implement uuid_version()
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On 2019-04-08 23:06, Andres Freund wrote:
> The randomness based UUID generators don't really have dependencies, now
> that we have a dependency on strong randomness.  I kinda thing the
> dependency argument actually works *against* uuid-ossp - precisely
> because of its dependencies (which also vary by OS) it's not a proper
> replacement for a type of facility a very sizable fraction of our users
> need.

Yeah, I think implementing a v4 generator in core would be trivial and
address almost everyone's requirements.

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