Re: [HACKERS] varchar() vs char16 performance

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: martin(at)biochemistry(dot)ucl(dot)ac(dot)uk
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] varchar() vs char16 performance
Date: 1998-03-12 14:07:35
Message-ID: 199803121407.JAA17163@candle.pha.pa.us
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> If char2 et al are going completely from 6.4, I think it would be sensible
> for pg_dump to filter these types and change them to char(2) et al when
> it writes the CREATE statments.
>

That is an interesting idea, but what about applications that use them?
I think we can have the parser change them for one release, then drop
them completely.

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