Re: appendStringInfo vs appendStringInfoString - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andres Freund
Subject Re: appendStringInfo vs appendStringInfoString
Date
Msg-id 20131030142056.GC11429@awork2.anarazel.de
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In response to Re: appendStringInfo vs appendStringInfoString  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: appendStringInfo vs appendStringInfoString  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>)
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On 2013-10-30 10:52:05 -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> 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.

appendStringInfoString() doesn't expand format strings, so I am not sure
what you're worried about?


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Andres Freund

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