Re: 64-bit sequences

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Paul Caskey <paul(at)nmxs(dot)com>
Cc: PGSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: 64-bit sequences
Date: 2000-06-23 05:53:07
Message-ID: 16912.961739587@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Paul Caskey <paul(at)nmxs(dot)com> writes:
> But first, has this issue come up in the past, and was a decision made to
> keep sequences simple as an "int4" type only? Please clue me in on the
> history. Is there any reason not to push forward with "int8" sequences,
> as some sort of compile-time or run-time option?

Mainly it's that int8 isn't supported on all our platforms. As a
compile-time option it might be reasonable...

regards, tom lane

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