Re: pg_controldata doesn't report 64/32bit?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_controldata doesn't report 64/32bit?
Date: 2007-12-08 03:00:27
Message-ID: 2359.1197082827@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> writes:
> I've just noticed that pg_controldata doesn't say anything about whether
> the database is 64-bit or 32-bit.

That's because there is no such concept.

> Since the data files can be
> incompatible based on word length, shouldn't that be in pg_controldata?

They can't be incompatible "based on word length". They can be
incompatible based on MAXALIGN ... which *is* reported.

regards, tom lane

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