Re: Multibyte FAQ item

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> This really comes down to the point that multibyte, unicode, and locale
> should be the defaults.  People generally object to this on performance
> grounds, but that reminds me of the saying, "I can make this code
> arbitrarily fast if it doesn't have to give the right answer."

A fair point ...

> Nor do I believe these claims, btw.

Has anyone done any measurements of performance with/without these
options?  I know I haven't.

            regards, tom lane