On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 6:39 PM Daniel Verite <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dominique Devienne wrote: > > Also, does the code for per-type _send() and _recv() functions > > really change across versions of PostgreSQL? How common are > > instances of such changes across versions? Any examples of such > > backward-incompatible changes, in the past? > > For the timestamp types, I think these functions were > sending/expecting float8 (before version 7.3), and then float8 or > int64 depending on the server configuration up until 9.6, and since > then int64 only. > The same for the "time" field of the interval type. > There is still an "integer_datetimes" GUC reflecting this. Thanks. So it did happen in a distant past. Anything below 14 is of no concern to me though. So again, it does sound like changes are unlikely. And I haven't seen anything not network-byte-order, as far architecture is concerned.
