Why an array in pg_group?

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От Reinoud van Leeuwen
Тема Why an array in pg_group?
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Msg-id 20021121142835.M91635@spoetnik.xs4all.nl
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Ответы Re: Why an array in pg_group?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Hi,

Is there any reason why the grolist field in the table pg_group is
implemented as an array and not as a separate table?

According to the documentation:

<quote source="Postgresql 7.2 User Manual, chapter 6 near the end">
Arrays are not sets; using arrays in the manner described in the previous
paragraph is often a sign of database misdesign.
</quote>

I have trouble implementing a way to easily check whether a user is part
of a group. (I use Apache::AuthDBI to implement authentication and wanted
to make a view with columns username, userid , groupname. And installing
the contrib/array give's me a postgresql that is different from all the
others :-(

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