> > 2. Since int4 and abstime are binary compatible (ie
> int4::abstime works), is
> > there any serious problem with updating a pg_attribute row for
> an int4 and
> > changing it to and abstime? My experiments seem to work.
>
> A few integer values are reserved values in abstime, to allow
> implementation of infinity, -infinity, etc.
Does this mean that hacking the type of an int4 column to become abstime is
a bad idea?
Yes in theory - no in practice?
Chris