Re: NaN/Inf fix for ECPG Re: out-of-scope cursor errors

From: Boszormenyi Zoltan <zb(at)cybertec(dot)at>
To: Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: NaN/Inf fix for ECPG Re: out-of-scope cursor errors
Date: 2010-01-30 10:09:34
Message-ID: 4B64055E.6070008@cybertec.at
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Boszormenyi Zoltan írta:
> - different UNIX(-like) platforms write out different strings in printf()
> for a double variable storing. NaN. E.g.: Linux: "nan",
> Solaris: "NaN", AIX: "NaNQ"
>

After I sent it and reread my mail, I realized that my fix
wouldn't be enough because of the above: ECPG uses sprintf()
for float and double, and just like in the backend, a common
code to send "NaN" and +/- "Infinity" to the server is needed.
New patch is attached.

Best regards,
Zoltán Böszörményi

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Zoltán Böszörményi
Cybertec Schönig & Schönig GmbH
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