Re: timestamp datatype cleanup

From: Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Andrew Chernow <ac(at)esilo(dot)com>
Cc: Warren Turkal <turkal(at)google(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: timestamp datatype cleanup
Date: 2008-03-09 18:27:54
Message-ID: 20080309182754.GA25745@feivel.credativ.de
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> >> As long as both implementations are kept in sync I don't see a reason.
>
> Sharing the backend data type converters with client stuff is an obvious
> win, but its a tedious process probably lacking any motivation. We did
> look at it though, it is possible.

I thought we were just talking about some definitions. If we were to
move the whole logic into one place we might be facing a
performance penalty inside the backend, maybe not a large one though.
Others around here are better suited to judge this.

Michael
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