Re: Bit strings

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Bit strings
Date: 2001-01-19 22:54:41
Message-ID: 9292.979944881@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
>> Yes, definitely --- see the sole use of that macro, in outfuncs.c.

> Maybe this macro could be removed and expanded in place. That would make
> things more transparent. Or is there any other potential use?

No objection from me. The macro clearly failed to make things better in
that usage, and offhand I think it would be just as likely to be a time
bomb in any other usage.

regards, tom lane

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