Re: pgsql: Revive line type

Hi Peter,

On 2013-10-10 02:43:20 +0000, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Revive line type
>
> Change the input/output format to {A,B,C}, to match the internal
> representation.
>
> Complete the implementations of line_in, line_out, line_recv, line_send.
> Remove comments and error messages about the line type not being
> implemented.  Add regression tests for existing line operators and
> functions.
>
> Reviewed-by: rui hua <365507506hua@gmail.com>
> Reviewed-by: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jeevan Chalke <jeevan.chalke@enterprisedb.com>

That commit missed to update pg_type.h to the changed length of the line
type. Patch attached.

That oversight leads to accesses beyond the length of the tuple in
routines like datumCopy().

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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