Re: Numeric 508 datatype

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>
Cc: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Numeric 508 datatype
Date: 2005-11-17 14:26:14
Message-ID: 25725.1132237574@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de> writes:
> Simon Riggs wrote:
>> Now we're into 8.2devel mode, its time to submit the previously
>> discussed patch that:
>> - reduces Numeric storage format by 2 bytes

> This makes the often discussed binary upgrade impossible, so I wonder if
> two bytes savings are worth the trouble.

Unless someone actually steps forward and produces a working pg_upgrade
in the 8.2 timeframe, this objection is moot.

regards, tom lane

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