Re: NaN/Inf fix for ECPG Re: out-of-scope cursor errors - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Boszormenyi Zoltan
Subject Re: NaN/Inf fix for ECPG Re: out-of-scope cursor errors
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Msg-id 4B64055E.6070008@cybertec.at
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In response to NaN/Inf fix for ECPG Re: out-of-scope cursor errors  (Boszormenyi Zoltan <zb@cybertec.at>)
Responses Re: NaN/Inf fix for ECPG Re: out-of-scope cursor errors  (Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org>)
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Boszormenyi Zoltan írta:
> - different UNIX(-like) platforms write out different strings in printf()
>   for a double variable storing. NaN. E.g.: Linux: "nan",
>   Solaris: "NaN", AIX: "NaNQ"
>

After I sent it and reread my mail, I realized that my fix
wouldn't be enough because of the above: ECPG uses sprintf()
for float and double, and just like in the backend, a common
code to send "NaN" and +/- "Infinity" to the server is needed.
New patch is attached.

Best regards,
Zoltán Böszörményi

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Zoltán Böszörményi
Cybertec Schönig & Schönig GmbH
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