On Fri, 2026-05-01 at 12:40 -0400, Andres Freund wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 2024-08-22 11:00:54 -0700, Jeff Davis wrote:
> > Like ICU, allow -1 length to mean that the input string is NUL-
> > terminated for pg_strncoll(), pg_strnxfrm(), and
> > pg_strnxfrm_prefix().
> >
> > This simplifies the API and code a bit.
>
> I don't really like this.
Agreed. I did this to match up with the ICU API a bit better, but if
it's interfering with useful tools, then the special cases aren't worth
it.
Patch attached. It causes a bit of churn, so one disadvantage is that
it will complicate future backports in this area.
Regards,
Jeff Davis