Re: Shouldn't CREATE TABLE LIKE copy the relhasoids property?

On 01/14/2015 07:29 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> dst1 doesn't get an OID column:
>
> regression=# create table src1 (f1 int) with oids;
> CREATE TABLE
> regression=# create table dst1 (like src1);
> CREATE TABLE
> regression=# \d+ src1
>                           Table "public.src1"
>   Column |  Type   | Modifiers | Storage | Stats target | Description
> --------+---------+-----------+---------+--------------+-------------
>   f1     | integer |           | plain   |              |
> Has OIDs: yes
>
> regression=# \d+ dst1
>                           Table "public.dst1"
>   Column |  Type   | Modifiers | Storage | Stats target | Description
> --------+---------+-----------+---------+--------------+-------------
>   f1     | integer |           | plain   |              |
>
>
> If you don't find that problematic, how about this case?
>
> regression=# create table src2 (f1 int, primary key(oid)) with oids;
> CREATE TABLE
> regression=# create table dst2 (like src2 including indexes);
> ERROR:  column "oid" named in key does not exist
>
>             


I agree it's odd, and probably wrong, although it's been like that for a 
very long time, hasn't it?

cheers

andrew