Re: remove bits* types

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker <ilmari(at)ilmari(dot)org>, Melanie Plageman <melanieplageman(at)gmail(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Álvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)kurilemu(dot)de>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: remove bits* types
Date: 2026-03-30 18:07:21
Message-ID: 2531742.1774894041@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> It's hard to get an exact count because the names are so common, but I'm
> seeing <10 packages on codesearch.debian.net that might be affected, and
> it's quite easy to fix (s/bits/uint/g). My experience is that we routinely
> "break" extensions like this in new major versions, too. So, I'm not
> convinced we need to do any kind of backward-compatibility work. In any
> case, we have a lot of time between now and GA, so if a bunch of angry
> extension authors come to my door with pitchforks, we can reconsider.

Agreed. As incompatible changes go, this is pretty darn minor
and easy to deal with.

regards, tom lane

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