On Jul 7, 2008, at 11:44, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> I'm confused. What's the difference between strncmp() and
>> varstr_cmp()?
>> And why would I use one in one place and the other elsewhere?
>> Shouldn't
>> they be used consistently?
>
> Not necessarily -- see texteq. I think the point is that varstr_cmp()
> is a lot slower.
Then why shouldn't I use strncmp() for all comparisons?
>> No, I was wondering before what locale was used for initdb on the
>> build
>> farm. I mean, how are locale-aware things really tested?
>
> They aren't AFAIK.
Ow. Pity.
Best,
David
