"Gregory Stark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Tom Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Josh Berkus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> I've just noticed that pg_controldata doesn't say anything about whether >>> the database is 64-bit or 32-bit. >> >> That's because there is no such concept. > > I think the relevant concept is whether Datum is 32-bit or 64-bit wide.
Oh, I see what you meant now. Datum is a purely in-memory concept, it doesn't actually reach disk. We could always tighten this up a bit by listing the alignment of a handful of built-in data types but I suppose there will always be holes in this area anyways. -- Gregory Stark EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com Ask me about EnterpriseDB's 24x7 Postgres support! ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
