Re: cast bytea to/from bit strings - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: cast bytea to/from bit strings
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Msg-id 200605061236.k46CawU29622@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: cast bytea to/from bit strings  (Fabien COELHO <coelho@cri.ensmp.fr>)
Responses Re: cast bytea to/from bit strings  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Fabien COELHO wrote:
>
> Dear Bruce,
>
> > I am not sure this is of general enough usefulness to be in the backend.
>
> Hmm...
>
> I think that the inability to convert nearly binary compatible standard
> types one to the other is a postgresql issue. Even if it is not often
> useful, the point is completeness and soundness of the type provided by
> the core. More over I haven't found any work around with decode/encode and
> other casts functions. Bytea is somehow an isolated type, which makes it
> not so useful from within the database.
>
> > Can you add it as a pgfoundry project?
>
> I could do it, but ISTM it is really overkill for two stupid 10 lines
> functions that deal with internal core types.

OK, can I get some feedback from others about this patch?

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