> > Yes, I think to change atttypmod to default to -1 would be the right
> > thing,
> > since the empty string '' really has a length of 0,
> > We could think of -1 as: We don't know how long this field will be.
> > 0 would mean the field has 0 bytes.
>
> Do people want atttypmod at -1 at this time? It will require a
> dump/reload.
If it fixes problems, now is the time :)