On 26 January 2016 at 22:07, Magnus Hagander <mag...@hagander.net> wrote:
> In this case, mostly legacy compatibility. Making an app that works with > versions that don't have pg_lsn have a nice path forward to the modern > world. Being able to cast from pg_lsn to int8 can also make it easier to > work with the values in the client application, though I don't need that > for this particular one. > > Wouldn't we need a uint8 type for that? I guess we could just show people negative LSNs if the high bit is set (that being rather unlikely) but still... -- Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
