Re: BUG #12989: pg_size_pretty with negative values

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: cbalmeida(at)gmail(dot)com
Cc: "pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: BUG #12989: pg_size_pretty with negative values
Date: 2015-04-06 17:45:41
Message-ID: CAKFQuwYA8qL32EChKxQWrV5eYTPsC0CbJrAOXuUYM3seqvdYuQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 10:30 AM, <cbalmeida(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 12989
> Logged by: Christian Almeida
> Email address: cbalmeida(at)gmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.3.6
> Operating system: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
> Description:
>
> The function "pg_size_pretty" is not formatting negative numbers.
>
>
> Example:
> select pg_size_pretty(+123456789::bigint),
> pg_size_pretty(-123456789::bigint)
>
> Output:
> ----------------------------
> 118 MB -123456789 bytes
>
>
Do you want the result to be "-118 MB" or "ERROR: invalid input - size
cannot be negative (-123456789)"?

David J.

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