Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL 8.0.0 Release Candidate 4

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Chris Mair <list(at)1006(dot)org>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL 8.0.0 Release Candidate 4
Date: 2005-01-09 18:43:28
Message-ID: 28705.1105296208@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Chris Mair <list(at)1006(dot)org> writes:
> It seems strtod() is to blame.
> ...
> on the PlayStation 2 returns:

> input string is 'Infinity'
> strtod returned val = inf
> errno = 0
> endptr points to 'inity'

> Would it be worth treating this case apart in float.c, or should we just
> blame the PlayStation's 2 Linux (quite old version 2.2.2) Gnu C library
> to be broken?

I'd just say that that version of glibc is broken. I have not seen this
behavior reported anywhere else.

In any case, I think we can update the Playstation 2 entry for 8.0 ...

regards, tom lane

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