Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> I think the Python guys are up against the same problem as us, namely
>> substituting for the platform's failure to define the type.
> I am unclear if accepting what Python chose as a default is the right
> route vs. doing more research.
What exactly do you think we might do differently? There is only one
sane definition for ssize_t on a 64-bit platform.
regards, tom lane