Re: status of 64bit ints? was: Re: Transaction ID wraparound: problem and proposed solution

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Marko Kreen <marko(at)l-t(dot)ee>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: status of 64bit ints? was: Re: Transaction ID wraparound: problem and proposed solution
Date: 2001-01-20 16:03:50
Message-ID: 1378.980006630@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Marko Kreen <marko(at)l-t(dot)ee> writes:
> When will 64bit be a requirement?

As far as I'm concerned, it will *never* be a requirement,
at least not for the foreseeable future.

I do want the option to compile with 8-byte OID and/or XID types.
That's not a requirement.

regards, tom lane

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