Re: pg_dump --split patch

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> On 12/28/2010 04:44 PM, Joel Jacobson wrote:
>> Perhaps abbreviations are to prefer, e.g., myfunc_i, myfunc_i_c, etc 
>> to reduce the need of truncating filenames.

> I think that's just horrible. Does the i stand for integer or inet? And 
> it will get *really* ugly for type names with spaces in them ...

You think spaces are bad, try slashes ;-)

Not to mention the need for including schemas in typenames sometimes.
I think you're going to have a real problem trying to fully describe a
function's signature in a file name of reasonable max length.
        regards, tom lane