>
> > > Yes, I think to change atttypmod to default to -1 would be the right
> > > thing,
> > > since the empty string '' really has a length of 0,
> > > We could think of -1 as: We don't know how long this field will be.
> > > 0 would mean the field has 0 bytes.
> >
> > Do people want atttypmod at -1 at this time? It will require a
> > dump/reload.
>
> If it fixes problems, now is the time :)
Well, right now, since it is not being used from anything by char() and
varchar(), it is not a problem. But it will have to be changed when we
use it for other types.
So do we change it now?
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Bruce Momjian
maillist@candle.pha.pa.us