Re: BUG #4053: libpq documentation should express clearly, that integers are passed in network octet order

Aleksej Saushev wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 4053
> Logged by: Aleksej Saushev
> Email address: asau(at)inbox(dot)ru
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3
> Operating system: NetBSD, but this does no matter
> Description: libpq documentation should express clearly, that
> integers are passed in network octet order
> Details:
>
> The documentation on PQexecParams is silent about the precise format,
> expected by server for binary parameters, it should be more explicit
> and note that integers are expected in network octet order.

I have added this libpq documentation paragraph about how to determine
how to pass binary values. I also added a few comments to the libpq C
code.

Thanks for the report; please let me know if I can improve it more.

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