Gregory Stark <stark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Maybe I'm missing something but I don't understand how this fixes the problem. > s is a "char*" so type punning it to an unsigned char * before dereferencing > it is really the same as casting it to unsigned char directly No, it isn't. If char is signed then you'll get quite different results from a high-bit-set byte value, because sign extension will happen before the value is reinterpreted as unsigned. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
