On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 8:26 AM Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentr...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > > I'm wondering whether we should phase out the use of the ossp-uuid > library? (not the uuid-ossp extension) We have had preferred > alternatives for a while now, so it shouldn't be necessary to use this > anymore, except perhaps in some marginal circumstances? As we know, > ossp-uuid isn't maintained anymore, and a few weeks ago the website was > gone altogether, but it seems to be back now. > > I suggest we declare it deprecated in PG12 and remove it altogether in PG13.
Much as I'd like to get rid of it, we don't have an alternative for Windows do we? The docs for 11 imply it's required for UUID support (though the wording isn't exactly clear, saying it's required for UUID-OSSP support!): https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/install-windows-full.html#id-1.6.4.8.8 -- Dave Page Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com Twitter: @pgsnake EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
