Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> I agree in principle that the wire protocol should be
> platform-independent.
The *TEXT* format is for that. The problem here is that Shachar is
insisting on using binary format in a context where it is inappropriate.
Binary format has other goals that are not always compatible with 100%
platform independence --- that's unfortunate, sure, but it's reality.
regards, tom lane