Wait a second ... I just thought of a counterexample that destroys the
entire concept. Consider the pattern 'A__B', which clearly is supposed
to match strings of four *characters*. With the proposed patch in
place, it would match strings of four *bytes*. Which is not the correct
behavior.
regards, tom lane
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