Re: Numeric 508 datatype

Andreas Pflug <pgadmin@pse-consulting.de> writes:
> Simon Riggs wrote:
>> Now we're into 8.2devel mode, its time to submit the previously
>> discussed patch that:
>> - reduces Numeric storage format by 2 bytes

> This makes the often discussed binary upgrade impossible, so I wonder if
> two bytes savings are worth the trouble.

Unless someone actually steps forward and produces a working pg_upgrade
in the 8.2 timeframe, this objection is moot.

            regards, tom lane