pg_dump can now dump large objects even in plain-text output mode, by

using the recently added lo_create() function.  The restore logic in
pg_restore is greatly simplified as well, since there's no need anymore
to try to adjust database references to match a new set of blob OIDs.

doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.67 2005/06/21 04:02:29 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.68 2005/06/21 20:45:43 tgl Exp $
 -->
 <chapter id="backup">
  <title>Backup and Restore</title>
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ pg_dump <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> &gt; <replaceable cl
     When your database schema relies on OIDs (for instance as foreign
     keys) you must instruct <application>pg_dump</> to dump the OIDs
     as well. To do this, use the <option>-o</option> command line
-    option.  <quote>Large objects</> are not dumped by default,
-    either.  See <xref linkend="app-pgdump">'s reference page if you
-    use large objects.
+    option.
    </para>
   </important>
 
@@ -267,28 +265,6 @@ pg_dump -Fc <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> &gt; <replaceabl
    </formalpara>
 
   </sect2>
-
-  <sect2 id="backup-dump-caveats">
-   <title>Caveats</title>
-
-   <para>
-    For reasons of backward compatibility, <application>pg_dump</>
-    does not dump large objects by default.<indexterm><primary>large
-    object</primary><secondary>backup</secondary></indexterm> To dump
-    large objects you must use either the custom or the tar output
-    format, and use the <option>-b</> option in
-    <application>pg_dump</>. See the <xref linkend="app-pgdump"> reference
-    page for details.  The
-    directory <filename>contrib/pg_dumplo</> of the
-    <productname>PostgreSQL</> source tree also contains a program
-    that can dump large objects.
-   </para>
-
-   <para>
-    Please familiarize yourself with the <xref linkend="app-pgdump">
-    reference page.
-   </para>
-  </sect2>
  </sect1>
 
  <sect1 id="backup-file">

doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.236 2005/06/21 04:02:29 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.237 2005/06/21 20:45:43 tgl Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="installation">
  <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
@@ -389,14 +389,6 @@ su - postgres
      <application>pg_dumpall</>.
     </para>
 
-    <para>
-     <application>pg_dumpall</application> does not
-     save large objects.  Check
-     <![%standalone-include[the documentation]]>
-     <![%standalone-ignore[<xref linkend="backup-dump-caveats">]]>
-     if you need to do this.
-    </para>
-
     <para>
      To make the backup, you can use the <application>pg_dumpall</application>
      command from the version you are currently running.  For best

doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.77 2005/05/29 03:32:18 momjian Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.78 2005/06/21 20:45:43 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
    <xref linkend="app-pgrestore"> to rebuild the database.  They
    allow <application>pg_restore</application> to be selective about
    what is restored, or even to reorder the items prior to being
-   restored.  The archive formats also allow saving and restoring
-   <quote>large objects</>, which is not possible in a script dump.
-   The archive files are also designed to be portable across
+   restored.
+   The archive file formats are designed to be portable across
    architectures.
   </para>
 
@@ -127,17 +126,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>-b</></term>
-      <term><option>--blobs</></term>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>
-        Include large objects in the dump.  A non-text output format
-        must be selected.
-       </para>
-      </listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-
      <varlistentry>
       <term><option>-c</option></term>
       <term><option>--clean</option></term>
@@ -600,14 +588,6 @@ CREATE DATABASE foo WITH TEMPLATE template0;
    <application>pg_dump</application> has a few limitations:
 
    <itemizedlist>
-    <listitem>
-     <para>
-      When dumping a single table or as plain text, <application>pg_dump</application> 
-      does not handle large objects. Large objects must be dumped with the
-      entire database using one of the non-text archive formats.
-     </para>
-    </listitem>
-
     <listitem>
      <para>
       When a data-only dump is chosen and the option
@@ -660,17 +640,16 @@ CREATE DATABASE foo WITH TEMPLATE template0;
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   To dump a database called <literal>mydb</> that contains
-   large objects to a <filename>tar</filename> file:
+   To dump a database called <literal>mydb</> to a <filename>tar</filename>
+   file:
 
 <screen>
-<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_dump -Ft -b mydb &gt; db.tar</userinput>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_dump -Ft mydb &gt; db.tar</userinput>
 </screen>
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   To reload this database (with large objects) to an
-   existing database called <literal>newdb</>:
+   To reload this dump into an existing database called <literal>newdb</>:
 
 <screen>
 <prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_restore -d newdb db.tar</userinput>

doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml,v 1.50 2005/06/21 04:02:31 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml,v 1.51 2005/06/21 20:45:43 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -43,16 +43,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
    groups, and access permissions that apply to databases as a whole.
   </para>
 
-  <para>
-   Thus, <application>pg_dumpall</application> is an integrated
-   solution for backing up your databases.  But note a limitation:
-   it cannot dump <quote>large objects</quote>, since
-   <application>pg_dump</application> cannot dump such objects into
-   text files.  If you have databases containing large objects,
-   they should be dumped using one of <application>pg_dump</application>'s
-   non-text output modes.
-  </para>
-
   <para>
    Since <application>pg_dumpall</application> reads tables from all
    databases you will most likely have to connect as a database

doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml,v 1.52 2005/06/09 17:56:51 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml,v 1.53 2005/06/21 20:45:43 tgl Exp $ -->
 
 <refentry id="APP-PGRESTORE">
  <refmeta>
@@ -44,14 +44,13 @@
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   <application>pg_restore</application> can operate in two modes: If
-   a database name is specified, the archive is restored directly into
-   the database.  (Large objects can only be restored by using such a direct
-   database connection.)  Otherwise, a script containing the SQL
-   commands necessary to rebuild the database is created (and written
-   to a file or standard output), similar to the ones created by the
-   <application>pg_dump</application> plain text format.  Some of the
-   options controlling the script output are therefore analogous to
+   <application>pg_restore</application> can operate in two modes.
+   If a database name is specified, the archive is restored directly into
+   the database.  Otherwise, a script containing the SQL
+   commands necessary to rebuild the database is created and written
+   to a file or standard output.  The script output is equivalent to
+   the plain text output format of <application>pg_dump</application>.
+   Some of the options controlling the output are therefore analogous to
    <application>pg_dump</application> options.
   </para>
 
@@ -541,16 +540,16 @@ CREATE DATABASE foo WITH TEMPLATE template0;
   <title>Examples</title>
 
   <para>
-   To dump a database called <literal>mydb</> that contains
-   large objects to a <filename>tar</filename> file:
+   To dump a database called <literal>mydb</> to a <filename>tar</filename>
+   file:
 
 <screen>
-<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_dump -Ft -b mydb &gt; db.tar</userinput>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_dump -Ft mydb &gt; db.tar</userinput>
 </screen>
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   To reload this database (with large objects) to an
+   To reload this dump into an
    existing database called <literal>newdb</>:
 
 <screen>