Jeff Davis <pg...@j-davis.com> writes: > It seems like pg_dump tries fairly hard to make the output readable in > the typical case. It does seem a little inconsistent that the list of > types that make up another type don't follow the exact same rules;
Are you entirely sure that they don't? Josh didn't provide enough context to be sure, but I didn't see any clear proof in his example that the type references were working any differently than they do elsewhere in pg_dump. The normal deal in pg_dump is that when dumping any given object, the search path is set to that object's schema followed by pg_catalog. So you will get a schema qualification for any reference to an object in a different schema. Also, there are certain standard data types that are spelled in special ways because The SQL Standard Says So. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs