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+findoidjoins
+============
+
+This program scans a database and prints oid fields (also reg* fields)
+and the tables they join to. It is normally used to check the system
+catalog join relationships (shown below for 11devel as of 2018-05-07).
+
+Historically this has been run against an empty database such as template1,
+but there's a problem with that approach: some of the catalogs are empty
+and so their joining columns won't show up in the output. Current practice
+is to run it against the regression-test database, which populates the
+catalogs in interesting ways.
+
+Note that unexpected matches may indicate bogus entries in system tables;
+don't accept a peculiar match without question. In particular, a field
+shown as joining to more than one target table is probably messed up.
+Currently, the *only* fields that should join to more than one target
+table are:
+pg_description.objoid, pg_depend.objid, pg_depend.refobjid,
+pg_shdescription.objoid, pg_shdepend.objid, pg_shdepend.refobjid,
+and pg_init_privs.objoid.
+(Running make_oidjoins_check is an easy way to spot fields joining to more
+than one table, BTW.)
+
+The shell script make_oidjoins_check converts findoidjoins' output
+into an SQL script that checks for dangling links (entries in an
+OID or REG* column that don't match any row in the expected table).
+Note that fields joining to more than one table are NOT processed,
+just reported as linking to more than one table.
+
+The result of make_oidjoins_check should be installed as the "oidjoins"
+regression test. The oidjoins test should be updated after any
+revision in the patterns of cross-links between system tables.
+(Typically we update it at the end of each development cycle.)
+
+NOTE: currently, make_oidjoins_check produces two bogus join checks:
+Join pg_catalog.pg_class.relfilenode => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_database.datlastsysoid => pg_catalog.pg_database.oid
+These are artifacts and should not be added to the oidjoins regression test.
+You might also get output for pg_shdepend.refobjid and pg_shdescription.objoid,
+neither of which should be added to the regression test.
+
+In short, the procedure is:
+
+1. make installcheck in src/test/regress
+2. cd here, make
+3. ./findoidjoins regression >foj.out
+4. ./make_oidjoins_check foj.out >oidjoins.sql
+5. paste foj.out below, removing the entries reported as duplicative
+ by make_oidjoins_check or described as bogus above
+6. remove bogus tests in oidjoins.sql as per above
+7. copy oidjoins.sql to src/test/regress/sql/,
+ and update oidjoins.out to match.
+8. Review diffs to ensure they correspond to new catalog relationships,
+ then commit. (Sometimes, a pre-existing catalog relationship might
+ become newly visible here as a result of the regression tests populating
+ a catalog they didn't before. That's OK too.)
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggfnoid => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggtransfn => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggfinalfn => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggcombinefn => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggserialfn => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggdeserialfn => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggmtransfn => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggminvtransfn => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggmfinalfn => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggsortop => pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggtranstype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_aggregate.aggmtranstype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_am.amhandler => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_amop.amopfamily => pg_catalog.pg_opfamily.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_amop.amoplefttype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_amop.amoprighttype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_amop.amopopr => pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_amop.amopmethod => pg_catalog.pg_am.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_amop.amopsortfamily => pg_catalog.pg_opfamily.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_amproc.amprocfamily => pg_catalog.pg_opfamily.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_amproc.amproclefttype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_amproc.amprocrighttype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_amproc.amproc => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_attrdef.adrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_attribute.attrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_attribute.atttypid => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_attribute.attcollation => pg_catalog.pg_collation.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_auth_members.roleid => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_auth_members.member => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_auth_members.grantor => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_cast.castsource => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_cast.casttarget => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_cast.castfunc => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_class.relnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_class.reltype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_class.reloftype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_class.relowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_class.relam => pg_catalog.pg_am.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_class.reltablespace => pg_catalog.pg_tablespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_class.reltoastrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_collation.collnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_collation.collowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_constraint.connamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_constraint.conrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_constraint.contypid => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_constraint.conindid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_constraint.conparentid => pg_catalog.pg_constraint.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_constraint.confrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_conversion.connamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_conversion.conowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_conversion.conproc => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_database.datdba => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_database.dattablespace => pg_catalog.pg_tablespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_db_role_setting.setdatabase => pg_catalog.pg_database.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_depend.classid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_depend.refclassid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_description.classoid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_enum.enumtypid => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_extension.extowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_extension.extnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_foreign_data_wrapper.fdwowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_foreign_server.srvowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_foreign_server.srvfdw => pg_catalog.pg_foreign_data_wrapper.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_index.indexrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_index.indrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_inherits.inhrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_inherits.inhparent => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_init_privs.classoid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_language.lanowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_language.lanplcallfoid => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_language.laninline => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_language.lanvalidator => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_largeobject.loid => pg_catalog.pg_largeobject_metadata.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_largeobject_metadata.lomowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_namespace.nspowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_opclass.opcmethod => pg_catalog.pg_am.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_opclass.opcnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_opclass.opcowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_opclass.opcfamily => pg_catalog.pg_opfamily.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_opclass.opcintype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_opclass.opckeytype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_operator.oprnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_operator.oprowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_operator.oprleft => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_operator.oprright => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_operator.oprresult => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_operator.oprcom => pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_operator.oprnegate => pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_operator.oprcode => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_operator.oprrest => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_operator.oprjoin => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_opfamily.opfmethod => pg_catalog.pg_am.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_opfamily.opfnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_opfamily.opfowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_partitioned_table.partrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_partitioned_table.partdefid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_policy.polrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_proc.pronamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_proc.proowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_proc.prolang => pg_catalog.pg_language.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_proc.provariadic => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_proc.prosupport => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_proc.prorettype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_range.rngtypid => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_range.rngsubtype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_range.rngcollation => pg_catalog.pg_collation.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_range.rngsubopc => pg_catalog.pg_opclass.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_range.rngcanonical => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_range.rngsubdiff => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_rewrite.ev_class => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_sequence.seqrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_sequence.seqtypid => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_shdepend.refclassid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_shdescription.classoid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic.starelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic.staop1 => pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic.staop2 => pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic.staop3 => pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic.staop4 => pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic.staop5 => pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic.stacoll1 => pg_catalog.pg_collation.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic.stacoll2 => pg_catalog.pg_collation.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic.stacoll3 => pg_catalog.pg_collation.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic.stacoll4 => pg_catalog.pg_collation.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic.stacoll5 => pg_catalog.pg_collation.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic_ext.stxrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic_ext.stxnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic_ext.stxowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_statistic_ext_data.stxoid => pg_catalog.pg_statistic_ext.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_tablespace.spcowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_transform.trftype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_transform.trflang => pg_catalog.pg_language.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_transform.trffromsql => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_transform.trftosql => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_trigger.tgrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_trigger.tgparentid => pg_catalog.pg_trigger.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_trigger.tgfoid => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_trigger.tgconstrrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_trigger.tgconstrindid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_trigger.tgconstraint => pg_catalog.pg_constraint.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_config.cfgnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_config.cfgowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_config.cfgparser => pg_catalog.pg_ts_parser.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_config_map.mapcfg => pg_catalog.pg_ts_config.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_config_map.mapdict => pg_catalog.pg_ts_dict.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_dict.dictnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_dict.dictowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_dict.dicttemplate => pg_catalog.pg_ts_template.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_parser.prsnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_parser.prsstart => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_parser.prstoken => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_parser.prsend => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_parser.prsheadline => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_parser.prslextype => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_template.tmplnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_template.tmplinit => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_ts_template.tmpllexize => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typnamespace => pg_catalog.pg_namespace.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typowner => pg_catalog.pg_authid.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typrelid => pg_catalog.pg_class.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typelem => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typarray => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typinput => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typoutput => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typreceive => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typsend => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typmodin => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typmodout => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typanalyze => pg_catalog.pg_proc.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typbasetype => pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_type.typcollation => pg_catalog.pg_collation.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_constraint.conpfeqop []=> pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_constraint.conppeqop []=> pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_constraint.conffeqop []=> pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_constraint.conexclop []=> pg_catalog.pg_operator.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_index.indcollation []=> pg_catalog.pg_collation.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_index.indclass []=> pg_catalog.pg_opclass.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_partitioned_table.partclass []=> pg_catalog.pg_opclass.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_partitioned_table.partcollation []=> pg_catalog.pg_collation.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_proc.proargtypes []=> pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+Join pg_catalog.pg_proc.proallargtypes []=> pg_catalog.pg_type.oid
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
+Updated for 7.3 by Joe Conway (mail@joeconway.com)