Обсуждение: AW: [HACKERS] Large objects names

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AW: [HACKERS] Large objects names

От
Andreas Zeugswetter
Дата:
>Currently, large objects are stored internally as xinv### and xinx###.
>
>I would like to rename this for 6.4 to be _lobject_### to prevent
>namespace collisions, and make them clearer for administrators.
>
>However, this may cause problems for backward compatability for large
>object users.  As I see there are going to be other new large object
>things in 6.4, it may not be an issue.
>
>Is is OK to rename them internally?

How about giving them their own subdirectory large_object/_lob_###,
then there would be no naming conflict ?
Since all others call them LOB I would use _lob_### instead.

Andreas


Re: AW: [HACKERS] Large objects names

От
Bruce Momjian
Дата:
>
> >Currently, large objects are stored internally as xinv### and xinx###.
> >
> >I would like to rename this for 6.4 to be _lobject_### to prevent
> >namespace collisions, and make them clearer for administrators.
> >
> >However, this may cause problems for backward compatability for large
> >object users.  As I see there are going to be other new large object
> >things in 6.4, it may not be an issue.
> >
> >Is is OK to rename them internally?
>
> How about giving them their own subdirectory large_object/_lob_###,
> then there would be no naming conflict ?
> Since all others call them LOB I would use _lob_### instead.

That would be interesting.

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