Re: poorly written builtin functions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: poorly written builtin functions
Date
Msg-id 200308170439.h7H4drK10110@candle.pha.pa.us
Whole thread Raw
In response to poorly written builtin functions  (Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com>)
Responses Re: poorly written builtin functions
List pgsql-hackers
I assume this has been addressed?

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Neil Conway wrote:
> I'm working on writing a script that automatically tests all the
> built-in functions. As a first step, I just passed NULL for all
> of the arguments for each built-in function. I've attached a
> list of the 90 functions that crash the backend when this is done.
> 
> Since the culprit functions all seem related (I believe they're
> all generated by src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs), I'd
> imagine this should be pretty easy to fix. I haven't played
> with this part of the backend before, so if someone else would
> like to make the necessary changes, let me know. Otherwise
> I'll do it.
> 
> As for the testing script itself, it's not finished (testing
> NULL inputs is just a trivial first step); when it's done, I'll
> submit it for inclusion in CVS.
> 
> -Neil
> 

[ Attachment, skipping... ]

> 
> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives?
> 
>                http://archives.postgresql.org

--  Bruce Momjian                        |  http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us               |  (610)
359-1001+  If your life is a hard drive,     |  13 Roberts Road +  Christ can be your backup.        |  Newtown Square,
Pennsylvania19073
 


pgsql-hackers by date:

Previous
From: Bruce Momjian
Date:
Subject: Re: DROP TYPE/DROP DOMAIN
Next
From: Bruce Momjian
Date:
Subject: Re: WITH HOLD and pooled connections