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From: Peter Eisentraut <[email protected]>
To: Simon Riggs <[email protected]>
Cc: Tom Lane <[email protected]>
Cc: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Dump/Restore of non-default PKs
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:38:35 +0200
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On 21.04.22 13:43, Simon Riggs wrote:
>> 1. create the table without primary key
>> 2. create the index
>> 3. attach the index as primary key constraint
>>
>> That doesn't sound attractive.
> Can you explain what you find unattractive about it?

Well, if I want to create a table with a primary key, the established 
way is to say "primary key", not to have to assemble it from multiple 
pieces.

I think this case is very similar to exclusion constraints, which also 
have syntax to specify the index access method.

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