Re: [BUGS] 7.4: CHAR padding inconsistency

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Troels Arvin <troels(at)arvin(dot)dk>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [BUGS] 7.4: CHAR padding inconsistency
Date: 2003-11-20 21:10:47
Message-ID: 6810.1069362647@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Troels Arvin <troels(at)arvin(dot)dk> writes:
> Why not just change the behaviour back to what it used to be like? I see
> no justification for the change:

Well, for one thing, it makes the behavior of comparisons compatible
with the SQL standard. If we have unpleasant side-effects we can work
on those, but I don't have a lot of patience for saying "revert it"
without offering a better solution.

regards, tom lane

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