Re: Small request re error message - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Small request re error message
Date
Msg-id 200702172229.l1HMTbx22243@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Small request re error message  (Scott Ribe <scott_ribe@killerbytes.com>)
Responses Re: Small request re error message  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
List pgsql-general
Scott Ribe wrote:
> > Oh.  Yea, I can see that, but even if the endian-ness is the same, it
> > still might not work.  Even a different compiler flag will cause a
> > failure to run properly.
>
> Sure. You can't flag every possible error. But my Intel & PPC Macs look
> identical, and I compile with identical flags. So it would help people like
> me, all one or two of us ;-)

What would make more sense than printing the hex is to print a specific
message if the endian-ness doesn't match, but I am worried people might
assume it will work when the endian does match.

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