Aleksej Saushev wrote: > "Merlin Moncure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Bruce Momjian wrote: > >> This brings up a good question. Exactly how do users know what format > >> _binary_ is? int4 is network byte order, but what about int8, float4, > >> inet? > > > > This is exactly what libpqtypes solves. Not only do we handle > > formatting of binary formats, we provide a level of protection from > > internal format changes for libpq users. See the example here: > > http://libpqtypes.esilo.com/. So, documentation of binary formats > > (including network byte ordering) are not required. > > No, it is still required. There's not a single reference to libpqtypes > in Postgres documentation, and libpqtypes isn't part of the distribution, > if I understand it right.
Agreed. -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs
