Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> On tor, 2012-02-23 at 10:17 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> void * seems entirely reasonable given the two different usages, but
>> I would be happier if the patch added explicit casts whereever FH is
>> set to or used as one of these two types.
> That would add about 70 casts all over the place. I don't think that
> will make things clearer or more robust. I think we either leave it as
> my first patch for now or find a more robust solution with a union or
> something.
Hm. Could we just create two separate fields? It's not real clear to
me that forcing both these usages into a generic pointer buys much.
regards, tom lane