Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> Even if there are several, what exact advantage does a datatype offer
>> over representing LSN values as numerics? It seems to me to be adding
>> complication and extra code (I/O converters at least) for very little
>> gain.
> I guess I'm just constitutionally averse to labeling things as "text"
> when they really aren't.
Er ... text? I thought the proposal was to use numeric.
regards, tom lane