Thread: crash on cash_words('21,474,836.48'::money)

crash on cash_words('21,474,836.48'::money)

From
Eugene Pervago
Date:
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Your name        :    Eugene Pervago
Your email address    : eugene@ulkatech.com


System Configuration
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  Architecture (example: Intel Pentium)      : Intel Pentium III

  Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF)     : Linux 2.4.17

  PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-7.1.1):   PostgreSQL-7.2

  Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.95.2)        : gcc 2.96 (Mandrake Cooker RPM)


Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
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Executing "select cash_words('21,474,836.48'::money);" (number in cents is 2^31)
consistently crashes the server. Using any number above that returns in negative
results (minus ....) because of the wraparound, using any number below is fine.


Please describe a way to repeat the problem.   Please try to provide a
concise reproducible example, if at all possible:
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1. select cash_words('21,474,836.48'::money);
2. Crashes.


If you know how this problem might be fixed, list the solution below:
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Re: crash on cash_words('21,474,836.48'::money)

From
Tom Lane
Date:
Eugene Pervago <pervago@prodigy.net.mx> writes:
> 1. select cash_words('21,474,836.48'::money);
> 2. Crashes.

Fixed for 7.2.1.  Thanks for the report!

            regards, tom lane