Re: Defining a "tinyint" data type - one byte unsigned

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Shachar Shemesh <psql(at)shemesh(dot)biz>
Cc: PostgreSQL Patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Defining a "tinyint" data type - one byte unsigned
Date: 2004-03-10 23:08:25
Message-ID: 13799.1078960105@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Shachar Shemesh <psql(at)shemesh(dot)biz> writes:
> Attached is a patch to implement "tinyint".

I don't think we've really solved the numeric-hierarchy casting problems
well enough to be able to stand adding another member of the hierarchy.
In particular, what impact is this going to have on implicit typing of
integer constants?

regards, tom lane

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