Re: appendStringInfo vs appendStringInfoString - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: appendStringInfo vs appendStringInfoString
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Msg-id 20131030135204.GA5922@eldon.alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Re: appendStringInfo vs appendStringInfoString  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: appendStringInfo vs appendStringInfoString  (Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com>)
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Robert Haas escribió:
> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 4:51 AM, David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've attached a re-based version of this.
> 
> I don't see any compelling reason not to commit this.  Does anyone
> wish to object?

I think a blanket substitution of places that currently have %s might
cause bugs, particularly if the string is user-supplied.  It might be
right for many cases, but did you/someone review each such callsite?

No objection to the other half, that substitute calls that don't have
%s.

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Álvaro Herrera                http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
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