Re: Additional role attributes && superuser review

On 11/18/2014 04:58 PM, Adam Brightwell wrote:
> All,
>
>     Currently, I am using int32 simply because int64 is causing some
>     issues.  The issue is that genbki.pl <http://genbki.pl> is not
>     able to associate it with the int8 type as defined in pg_type.h. 
>     Therefore Schema_pg_authid in schemapg.h isn't defined correctly. 
>     I've been digging and scratching my head on this one but I have
>     reached a point where I think it would be better just to ask.
>
>
> Attached is a quite trivial patch that addresses the int64 (C) to int8 
> (SQL) mapping issue.
>
> Further digging revealed that Catalog.pm wasn't accounting for int64 
> (thanks Stephen). Would it be better to include this change as a 
> separate patch (as attached) or would it be preferable to include with 
> a larger role attribute bitmask patch?
>
>

I think we should just apply this now. As Tom said the reason for not 
doing it is long gone.

cheers

andrew