Re: Abbreviated keys for Numeric - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Geoghegan
Subject Re: Abbreviated keys for Numeric
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Msg-id CAM3SWZRSs4hQNFdTXv=jmztsmM1=kPAC6KO7cBo6KkyjAAUBBA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Abbreviated keys for Numeric  (Andrew Gierth <andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk>)
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On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Andrew Gierth
<andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk> wrote:
> The earlier comment should make it clear that all the DEC_DIGITS != 4
> support is "historical". I didn't consider it appropriate to actually
> rip out all the #ifs; I simply tried to make it clear where the
> landmines were if anyone wanted to try experimenting with other
> DEC_DIGITS values.

There is exactly one landmine: this patch. I really don't understand
why you're so resistant to linking the DEC_DIGITS != 4 to it failing.
After all, your V1 linked it to abbreviation silently not being
enabled when numeric.c was built.


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Peter Geoghegan



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