> Sorry for the igorance, but I'm not quite
> understanding. Assuming a new SERIAL type
> is made. What would be the difference
> between the new type and an OID?
It would only mark the the column as an OID that is used for Serial.
The same thing with large objects, so it is an oid, and used for large
objects. It allows pg_dump and other programs to understand the use of
the oid.
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