Re: PATCH: CITEXT 2.0 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: PATCH: CITEXT 2.0
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Msg-id FB5EDA85-66DA-4028-8401-18F35DFFD981@kineticode.com
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In response to Re: PATCH: CITEXT 2.0  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: PATCH: CITEXT 2.0  (Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM>)
Re: PATCH: CITEXT 2.0  ("Pavel Stehule" <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
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On Jul 7, 2008, at 11:54, Alvaro Herrera wrote:

>> Then why shouldn't I use strncmp() for all comparisons?
>
> I have no idea :-) -- because it's not locale-aware perhaps.

Could someone who does have an idea answer these questions:

* Does it need to be locale-aware or not?
* Should I use strncmp() or varstr_cmp() to compare strings?
* Shouldn't it use one or the other, but not both?

Sorry, I'm just confused about the "correct" thing to do here. If  
someone who knows the definitive answers could weigh in, I'd be happy  
to make the adjustment.

Thanks,

David


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