I wrote: > I no longer use state variables to track scanner state, and in fact I > removed the existing "state_before" variable in ECPG. Instead, I used > the Flex builtins yy_push_state(), yy_pop_state(), and yy_top_state(). > These have been a feature for a long time, it seems, so I think we're > okay as far as portability. I think it's cleaner this way, and > possibly faster.
I thought I should get some actual numbers to test, and the results are encouraging: master v10 info 1.56s 1.51s str 1.18s 1.14s unicode 1.33s 1.34s uescape 1.44s 1.58s -- John Naylor https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services