Re: get rid of Pointer type, mostly

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: David Geier <geidav(dot)pg(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: get rid of Pointer type, mostly
Date: 2025-11-24 19:05:14
Message-ID: CA+TgmobkziCEOmm+Pc7-fDxuoZY1fFvEPwFz-y5hUf-V-kzhtQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM David Geier <geidav(dot)pg(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> The GIN code makes use of pointer but src/backend/access/gin only has 29
> occurrences. If you like I can help out fixing up the GIN code and share
> a page here. Let me know.

I'd go for it! I mean, who knows whether your patch will be accepted?
But another pair of eyes couldn't hurt. It seems like we all agree
that a full removal of Pointer would be better than a partial removal;
it's just a question of whether we can get there without too much
other awkwardness.

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Robert Haas
EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com

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