Re: Patch: regschema OID type

From: David Christensen <david(at)endpoint(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Patch: regschema OID type
Date: 2010-01-21 18:04:19
Message-ID: CA861817-223F-4A7D-BDCD-7784B3EA72A7@endpoint.com
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On Jan 21, 2010, at 11:56 AM, Tom Lane wrote:

> David Christensen <david(at)endpoint(dot)com> writes:
>> Enclosed is a patch adding a 'regschema' OID type.
>
> What in the world is the point of that? The regfoo types are for
> things
> that have schema-qualified names.

Perhaps the naming is a bit disingenuous, and I'm not tied to it; I
like the ability to translate between oid <-> name that regclass,
regproc, etc. provide. This simplifies query lookups and manual
examination of the system tables and for me at least fills a need.

Do you have a better type name?

Regards,

David
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David Christensen
End Point Corporation
david(at)endpoint(dot)com

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