Re: Numeric 508 datatype - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Numeric 508 datatype
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Msg-id 200512022229.jB2MTxa01974@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Numeric 508 datatype  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Numeric 508 datatype  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> Uh, how is control getting to snprintf?  I don't see that used either
> >> in numeric.c or in printtup.c.
>
> > I am seeing it in the standalone backend here:
>
> >     debugtup (slot=0x856e0b0, self=0x84306d0) at printtup.c:548
> >     548                     printatt((unsigned) i + 1, typeinfo->attrs[i], value);
>
> That would only affect a standalone backend, however, not normal
> operation.

Ah, psql itself is using the same buggy snprintf.c.  That would explain
the long dash line, but short digits.

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