Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.net> writes:
> On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.net> writes:
> I have grave doubts as to how practical this would be, but what
> you do think of just getting rid of OIDs entirely?
>>
>> It's quite impractical as far as the system's internal uses go; if you
>> tried, you'd just have to invent some other, equivalent concept.
> Why couldn't you just add an ID column to the system tables, and
> use the number you put in that?
That's what I meant by "equivalent concept".
regards, tom lane