Re: pgsql: Fix for Unicode characters above 0x10000. - Mailing list pgsql-committers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pgsql: Fix for Unicode characters above 0x10000.
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Msg-id 10925.1102037490@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: pgsql: Fix for Unicode characters above 0x10000.  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> I don't know the answers to any of these questions.  I don't even
> understand the purpose of the patch.  However, no one object to it nor
> did they say anything when it went into the queue, so it was applied.

I was waiting for Tatsuo to comment on it --- he's certainly the
best-qualified person.  But in any case I was expecting it would be
held for 8.1.  Even if it's fine as far as the MB code itself goes,
I don't think we can assume that the rest of the system is good to
go with wide characters wider than we have tested before.  (Example:
before 7.4 the regex code was definitely unable to handle chars wider
than 16 bits.  I think it would be all right now, but it's untested.)

            regards, tom lane

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