Re: [HACKERS] int2[] vs int2vector in pg_catalog?

2004-03-29 Thread Tom Lane
Fabien COELHO [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm wondering for the rationnal of the types used in various tables in pg_catalog (v 7.4.2) so as to represent the very same thing: History and backwards compatibility, mostly. From the standpoint of the backend I don't think there is any fundamental

[HACKERS] int2[] vs int2vector in pg_catalog?

2004-03-28 Thread Fabien COELHO
Dear hackers, I'm wondering for the rationnal of the types used in various tables in pg_catalog (v 7.4.2) so as to represent the very same thing: - in pg_index, the indkey is represented by a int2vector - in pg_constraint, conkey and confkey are represented my smallint[] As I was trying to