Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> Doh. OK, we gotta fix it then. But what are you going to do when you >> can't malloc enough memory? You can't ereport in a client environment, >> and there's no API for printf to report failure.
> Yep, I am digging through snprintf.c now to try find a solution. Well, there's always the option of going back to plan B, which is not using printf for strings that might be long. AFAICS it would only be a convenience for psql, since it's not doing any real conversions, just inserting the right number of spaces. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq