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Subject: Re: Refactor: allow pg_strncoll(), etc., to accept -1 length for
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On Tue, 2026-05-05 at 13:23 -0700, Jeff Davis wrote:
> Patch attached. It causes a bit of churn, so one disadvantage is that
> it will complicate future backports in this area.

I plan to commit this soon.

Regards,
	Jeff Davis