Re: [HACKERS] TODO item: make pg_dump use dependencies to choose dump order

Added: * Use dependency information to dump data in proper order --- Tom Lane wrote: > I can't find any TODO item that mentions fixing pg_dump's deficiencies > concerning choosing an order to dump the database obje

[HACKERS] TODO item: make pg_dump use dependencies to choose dump order

I can't find any TODO item that mentions fixing pg_dump's deficiencies concerning choosing an order to dump the database objects in. The existing method (basically, dump in OID order) tends to fail in situations where you've used ALTER TABLE, and in any case it breaks down completely after OID wr