Re: [HACKERS] Strange interval arithmetic - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Strange interval arithmetic
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Msg-id 16909.1133470176@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Strange interval arithmetic  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Here is the patch I was working on.  It does us a separate libpq
> strtol() function, but I question whether it is worth it, or if it is
> meaningful when used by FRONTEND applications.  Anyway, I am just
> throwing it out if it gives others ideas.

I did look through all the other calls to strtol/strtoul, and concluded
that the ones in datetime.c were the only undefended ones that really
needed a check.

            regards, tom lane

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