Hi, On 2019-02-07 09:03:06 +0000, Dave Page wrote: > On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 8:26 AM Peter Eisentraut > <peter.eisentr...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > > > > I'm wondering whether we should phase out the use of the ossp-uuid > > library? (not the uuid-ossp extension) We have had preferred > > alternatives for a while now, so it shouldn't be necessary to use this > > anymore, except perhaps in some marginal circumstances? As we know, > > ossp-uuid isn't maintained anymore, and a few weeks ago the website was > > gone altogether, but it seems to be back now. > > > > I suggest we declare it deprecated in PG12 and remove it altogether in PG13. > > Much as I'd like to get rid of it, we don't have an alternative for > Windows do we? The docs for 11 imply it's required for UUID support > (though the wording isn't exactly clear, saying it's required for > UUID-OSSP support!): > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/install-windows-full.html#id-1.6.4.8.8
Given that we've now integrated strong crypto support, and are relying on it for security (scram), perhaps we should just add a core uuidv4? Greetings, Andres Freund