Re: uuid-ossp (Re: [pgsql-packagers] Postgresapp 9.4 beta build ready)

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 12:28 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> So, having seen that proof-of-concept, I'm wondering if we shouldn't make
>> an effort to support contrib/uuid-ossp with a choice of UUID libraries
>> underneath it.  There is a non-OSSP set of UUID library functions
>> available on Linux ("libuuid" from util-linux-ng).  I don't know whether
>> that's at all compatible with the BSD functions, but even if it's not,
>> presumably a shim for it wouldn't be much larger than the BSD patch.

> Well, if you want to do the work, I'm fine with that.  But if you want
> to just shoot uuid-ossp in the head, I'm fine with that, too.  As
> Peter says, perfectly reasonable alternatives are available.

Well, *I* don't want to do that work.  I was hoping to find a volunteer,
but the silence has been notable.  I think deprecation is the next step.
        regards, tom lane