| From: | Gavin Flower <GavinFlower(at)archidevsys(dot)co(dot)nz> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Noah Misch <noah(at)leadboat(dot)com>, Ian Lawrence Barwick <barwick(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: 9.3 release notes suggestions |
| Date: | 2013-05-05 07:11:54 |
| Message-ID: | 5186063A.4080507@archidevsys.co.nz |
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On 05/05/13 17:35, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
>> OK, so we can either use 4 hex digits minimum and have a fixed with on
>> most platforms, extend it to 8 hex digits, or revert the entire
>> fixed-width idea.
> I think we should lose the idea that it's fixed-width. 16-bit PIDs are
> a limitation whose days are obviously numbered.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
>
I think fixed width _*is*_ useful, it looks neater and is easier to parse.
However, it would mean at least 4 leading zeros for systems with only 16
bit PID's.
Cheers,
Gavin
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