Re: [PATCHES] Allow the identifier length to be increased via a configure option - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [PATCHES] Allow the identifier length to be increased via a configure option
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Msg-id 200701070013.30303.peter_e@gmx.net
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] Allow the identifier length to be increased via a configure option  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [PATCHES] Allow the identifier length to be increased via a configure option  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> I'm wondering how this got into the TODO list.  It seems rather
> pointless, and likely to create client compatibility problems (if
> not, why is NAMEDATALEN exported at all?)

I think because it used to be used in libpq's notification structure.

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Peter Eisentraut
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