On Jan 7, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Tom Lane wrote: > Joel Jacobson <j...@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.
BTW, if you're looking at making pg_depnd easier to use, see http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/1290000774-sup-2...@alvh.no-ip.org -- Jim C. Nasby, Database Architect j...@nasby.net 512.569.9461 (cell) http://jim.nasby.net -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
