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Re: obj_unique_identifier(oid)

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Joel Jacobson <joel@gluefinance.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2011-01-07T19:46:28Z
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Joel Jacobson <joel@gluefinance.com> writes:
> The function obj_unique_identifier(oid) will return a unique name for _any_ oid.

Surely this is broken by design?  You can *not* assume that the same OID
isn't in use for different things in different system catalogs.  They're
only guaranteed unique within a catalog.  That's the main reason why
pg_depend has to include the classid.

			regards, tom lane