Re: [HACKERS] BUG #2683: spi_exec_query in plperl returns

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Andrew Dunstan" <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, "Vitali Stupin" <vitali(dot)stupin(at)ria(dot)ee>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] BUG #2683: spi_exec_query in plperl returns
Date: 2006-10-15 22:15:27
Message-ID: 1716.1160950527@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Andrew Dunstan" <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
> I am also wondering, now that it's been raised, if we need to issue a "use
> utf8;" in the startup code, so that literals in the code get the right
> encoding.

Good question. I took care to ensure that the code strings passed to
Perl are marked as UTF8; perhaps that makes it happen implicitly?
If not, are there any downsides to issuing "use utf8"?

regards, tom lane

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