Re: [HACKERS] Re: [DOCS] Re: FE/BE protocol revision patcht - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Re: [DOCS] Re: FE/BE protocol revision patcht
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Msg-id 199806011415.KAA08342@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Re: [DOCS] Re: FE/BE protocol revision patcht  ("Thomas G. Lockhart" <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>)
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>
> > OK, I can change it, but it is not easy.  Will take time.
> > > Can we go to int32 on atttypmod? I'll try to break it up into two
> > > sub-fields to implement numeric().
>
> I am planning on stripping out the atttypmod usage for string type input
> functions (that third parameter).
>
> That was the wrong end to check, since it is the point at which storage
> happens that things really need to be checked. Otherwise, no
> validation/verification can happen on expression results, only on
> constant input values.
>
> Don't know if ignoring that area makes things any easier for you...
>

I will make that change to whatever the current tree is at the time.
May not do it for a few days or a week, but will do it all at once.

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