Re: [HACKERS] Re: [GENERAL] Update of bitmask type

Bruce Momjian wrote:
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> I can integrate the type for you into the include/catalog files if
> everyone agrees they want it as a standard type and not an contrib type.

Hi,

Attached are the C-routines that implement a BIT and BIT VARYING type.
I know Bruce said he would integrate them, but he is writing a book at
the moment as well, so if somebody can explain to me how to go about
integrating it, or would like to have a go, go ahead.

If any functions are missing, let me know and I will add them. This
should implement concatenation and substr as defined in the SQL
standard, as well as comparison operators. I've also added all the
normal bit operators.

I developed the C routines outside the postgres source tree, only using
postgres.h and copying bits from ctype.h. I hope it will be fairly easy
to integrate.

Any comments welcome.

Adriaan