Hi Peter,
> I found that pg_dump.c has many pg_mallocs where the new object/array
> macros could have been used, but currently they are not. I'm not sure
> if this was a deliberate or accidental omission.
>
> In case it was accidental, here is a patch to modify/simplify all that
> allocation code.
Thanks for the patch. I reviewed / tested it and it looks OK. This
being said, I see many pieces of code left that still use pg_malloc /
pg_realloc in a similar fashion, including src/bin/pg_dump/* files.
Would you like to address those as well, or keep the scope only to
pg_dump.c?
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Best regards,
Aleksander Alekseev