Tom Lane wrote:
> Specifically, I think what you missed is that on some platforms C
> functions pass or return float values differently from similar-sized
> integer or pointer values (typically, the float values get passed in
> floating-point registers).
Argh ... I would have certainly missed that.
> It'd be less ugly to convert to v1 calling convention.
Okay -- I'll change contrib/seg to v1 to greenify back the buildfarm.
> So I think we really do need to offer that compile-time option.
> Failing to do so will be tantamount to desupporting v0 functions
> altogether, which I don't think we're prepared to do.
I have asked the Cybertec guys for a patch. Since it's basically a copy
of the float8 change, it should be easy to do.
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