Re: BUG #4053: libpq documentation should express clearly, that integers are passed in network octet order

["Merlin Moncure" <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>]

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> This brings up a good question.  Exactly how do users know what format
> _binary_ is?  int4 is network byte order, but what about int8, float4,
> inet?

This is exactly what libpqtypes solves.  Not only do we handle
formatting of binary formats, we provide a level of protection from
internal format changes for libpq users.  See the example here:
http://libpqtypes.esilo.com/.  So, documentation of binary formats
(including network byte ordering) are not required.

merlin