Re: Small request re error message

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Scott Ribe <scott_ribe(at)killerbytes(dot)com>
Cc: Bill Moran <wmoran(at)collaborativefusion(dot)com>, "pgsql-general postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Small request re error message
Date: 2007-02-17 22:29:37
Message-ID: 200702172229.l1HMTbx22243@momjian.us
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Scott Ribe wrote:
> > Oh. Yea, I can see that, but even if the endian-ness is the same, it
> > still might not work. Even a different compiler flag will cause a
> > failure to run properly.
>
> Sure. You can't flag every possible error. But my Intel & PPC Macs look
> identical, and I compile with identical flags. So it would help people like
> me, all one or two of us ;-)

What would make more sense than printing the hex is to print a specific
message if the endian-ness doesn't match, but I am worried people might
assume it will work when the endian does match.

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