Re: 64-bit API for large objects - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: 64-bit API for large objects
Date
Msg-id 8919.1127531652@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to 64-bit API for large objects  (Mark Dilger <pgsql@markdilger.com>)
Responses Re: 64-bit API for large objects
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Jeremy Drake <jeremyd@apptechsys.com> writes:
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Unfortunately that's completely unacceptable from a namespace-pollution
>> point of view.

> I don't quite understand.

postgresql-fe.h defines a ton of stuff that has no business being
visible to libpq's client applications.  It's designed to be used by
our *own* client-side code (psql and the like), but we have not made
any attempt to keep it from defining stuff that would likely break
other peoples' code.
        regards, tom lane


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