Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a

Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com> writes:
>> I gave this a lot of thought and I do think we could abstract this.  The 
>> idea is to complie it in or out.

[shrug...] So the packagers will compile it out, and you're still hosed,
or at least any users who'd like to use it are.

> Forgot to say: There is stuff in PGconn, PGresult, PQclear, PQfinish 
> (maybe a couple other places).

I didn't see anything there that seemed that it *had* to be inside
libpq, and certainly not anything that couldn't be handled with a
small hook or two.
        regards, tom lane