On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 6:32 AM Peter Eisentraut < peter.eisentr...@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
> On 20.12.22 23:08, Eric Radman wrote: > > This patch is a new function based on the implementation of to_hex(int). > > > > Since support for octal integer literals was added, to_oct(int) allows > > octal values to be easily stored and returned in query results. > > > > to_oct(0o755) = '755' > > > > This is probably most useful for storing file system permissions. > > Note this subsequent discussion about the to_hex function: > > https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAEZATCVbkL1ynqpsKiTDpch34%3DSCr5nnau%3DnfNmiy2nM3SJHtw%40mail.gmail.com > > Also, I think there is no "to binary" function, so perhaps if we're > going down this road one way or the other, we should probably complete > the set. > > The code reads clearly. It works as expected (being an old PDP-11 guy!)... And the docs make sense and build as well. Nothing larger than an int gets in. I was "missing" the bigint version, but read through ALL of the messages to see (and agree) That that's okay. Marked Ready for Committer. Thanks, Kirk
