Re: libpq type system 0.9a - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Joe Conway
Subject Re: libpq type system 0.9a
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Msg-id 47F6C3F2.3070501@joeconway.com
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In response to Re: libpq type system 0.9a  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: libpq type system 0.9a  (Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com>)
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Merlin Moncure escribió:
>> Yesterday, we notified -hackers of the latest version of the libpq
>> type system.  Just to be sure the right people are getting notified,
>> we are posting the latest patch here as well.  Would love to get some
>> feedback on this.
>
> I had a look at this patch some days ago, and the first question in my
> mind was: why is it explicitely on libpq?  Why not have it as a separate
> library (say libpqtypes)?  That way, applications not using it would not
> need to link to it.  Applications interested in using it would just need
> to add another -l switch to their link line.
>

+1

Joe


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