Re: uuid type for postgres

nathan wagner <nw@hydaspes.if.org> writes:
> On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 09:45:17AM -0700, josh@agliodbs.com wrote:
>> How does it generate its machine identifier?

> No idea.  Does it matter?  Not having to fret this kind of detail is
> the advantage of using someone else's library.

It absolutely matters, because without knowing that we can have no idea
what sort of portability issues we might face with it.  I don't buy the
"not having to fret" line in the least.

			regards, tom lane