Re: Void binary patch - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Merlin Moncure
Subject Re: Void binary patch
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Msg-id AANLkTikq562NXcuHEESTfxKKUU38k8=GUUcCMZZbGdN2@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Void binary patch  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Void binary patch  (rsmogura <rsmogura@softperience.eu>)
Re: Void binary patch  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 6:01 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 5:20 AM, Radosław Smogura
> <rsmogura@softperience.eu> wrote:
>> Just patch for missing procedures for void send/recv
>
> What problem does this fix?

void returning functions may not be called when binary protocol is
requested currently.  this is annoying: some drivers that wrap libpq
or the protocol directly use the binary mode exclusively and this
causes headaches for them.  put another way, 'void' is the only POD
type missing send/recv.

merlin


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