Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a

From: Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Andrew Chernow <ac(at)esilo(dot)com>, Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>, Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a
Date: 2008-04-09 02:08:19
Message-ID: 1207706899.31956.82.camel@jdavis
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On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 15:22 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Well, for starters, using binary format. It is undeniable that that
> creates more portability risks (cross-architecture and cross-PG-version
> issues) than text format. Not everyone wants to take those risks for
> benefits that may not be meaningful for their apps.

What are the cross-architecture risks involved?

Regards,
Jeff Davis

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