Re: Windows x64 : How do I get OSSP-UUID.sql contrib for postgresql x64

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 02:39, Craig Ringer <craig@postnewspapers.com.au> wrote:
> On 30/06/2011 12:42 AM, Michael Gould wrote:
>
> Grace the ossp-uuid libraries have no make system to create a 64 bit version
> and I guess there are some technical reasons with the compiler.  You can run
> them on Linux 64 bit and Windows 32 bit only.  This is the reason I'd like
> to see native UUID support built in to the datatype.
>
> Anyone interested in this might want to start here:
>
>   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa379205(v=vs.85).aspx
>   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa379322(v=vs.85).aspx
>   http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa379358(v=vs.85).aspx
>
> I don't use UUIDs and have way too much on my plate alread so I'm not
> volunteering for this one.

Yeha, should be fairly easy. Obviously, the module name shouldn't be
ossp-uuid in that case, but a completely separate module. But it
could/should provide a SQL-level compatible interface, of course...

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