Re: obj_unique_identifier(oid)

On Jan 7, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> 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.

BTW, if you're looking at making pg_depnd easier to use, see
http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/1290000774-sup-2218@alvh.no-ip.org
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