Meskes-san
Sorry to bother you, but I would be grateful if you would comment to me.
Regards
Ryo Matsumura
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matsumura, Ryo [mailto:matsumura.ryo@jp.fujitsu.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 7:05 PM
> <tsunakawa.takay@jp.fujitsu.com>
> Cc: pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org
> Subject: RE: [PROPOSAL]a new data type 'bytea' for ECPG
>
> Meskes-san
>
> > > I do think, though, we should change the debug output for
> > > ecpg_free_params().
> >
> > I try to change about it. Next patch will print binary in hex-format.
>
> I implement and attach it. Please review a new patch in this mail.
>
>
>
> I have a question about ecpg manual when I add article for bytea.
> I wonder what does the following about VARCHAR mean.
>
> 35.4.4. Type Mapping
> Table 35.1. Mapping Between PostgreSQL Data Types and C Variable Types
>
> character(n), varchar(n), text | char[n+1], VARCHAR[n+1] [b]
> <footnote>
> [b] declared in ecpglib.h
>
> There is no declaration for VARCHAR in ecpglib.h.
> There is a declaration for ECPGt_varchar in ecpgtype.h, but it may be
> be unusefull information for users.
>
> On the other hand, footnote for 'bool' is usefull because there is
> C-definition macro in ecpglib.h.
>
> <footnote>
> [c] declared in ecpglib.h if not native
>
> <ecpglib.h>
> #ifndef bool
> #define bool char
> #endif
>
> I think, if the footnote of VARCHAR is meaningless, I remove it while I add
> the article for bytea. (I didn't remove in this patch.)
>
> Regards
> Ryo Matsumura
