From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: remove bits* types
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Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com> writes:
> It's hard to get an exact count because the names are so common, but I'm
> seeing <10 packages on codesearch.debian.net that might be affected, and
> it's quite easy to fix (s/bits/uint/g).  My experience is that we routinely
> "break" extensions like this in new major versions, too.  So, I'm not
> convinced we need to do any kind of backward-compatibility work.  In any
> case, we have a lot of time between now and GA, so if a bunch of angry
> extension authors come to my door with pitchforks, we can reconsider.

Agreed.  As incompatible changes go, this is pretty darn minor
and easy to deal with.

			regards, tom lane