On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 04:08:58PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> writes: > > Is there a reason we don't support base64 as a bytea_output output > > option, except that no one has implemented it? > > How about "we already have one too many bytea output formats"? > I don't think forcing code to try to support still another one > is a great thing ... especially not if it couldn't be reliably > distinguished from the hex format.
Is there a reason we chose hex over base64? -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + As you are, so once was I. As I am, so you will be. + + Ancient Roman grave inscription + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
