Re: Numeric 508 datatype

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> That would only affect a standalone backend, however, not normal
> >> operation.
>
> > Ah, psql itself is using the same buggy snprintf.c.
>
> 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.

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