============================================================================
                        POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE
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Your name		:	Billy G. Allie
Your email address	:	Bill.Allie@mug.org


System Configuration
---------------------
  Architecture (example: Intel Pentium)  	: Pentium

  Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF) 	: UnixWare 7.0.1

  PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.4)  : Current CVS version

  Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.8.0)		: Optimizing C Compilation
						  System  (CCS) 3.2  08/18/98
						  (u701)

Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
------------------------------------------------
src/backend/utils/adt/numeric.c	fails to compile due to a string having an
embedded new-line character.


Please describe a way to repeat the problem.   Please try to provide a
concise reproducible example, if at all possible: 
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Compile the program. :-)


If you know how this problem might be fixed, list the solution below:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Apply the following patch:

------------------------------ 8< CUT HERE >8 ------------------------------
*** src/backend/utils/adt/numeric.c.orig	Mon Mar  1 10:13:27 1999
--- src/backend/utils/adt/numeric.c	Mon Mar  1 23:09:00 1999
***************
*** 2370,2377 ****
  	if (var->weight >= maxweight)
  	{
  		free_allvars();
! 		elog(ERROR, "overflow on numeric
!         ABS(value) >= 10^%d for field with precision %d scale %d",
  							var->weight, precision, scale);
  	}
  
--- 2370,2377 ----
  	if (var->weight >= maxweight)
  	{
  		free_allvars();
! 		elog(ERROR, "overflow on numeric "
!         "ABS(value) >= 10^%d for field with precision %d scale %d",
  							var->weight, precision, scale);
  	}
  
------------------------------ 8< CUT HERE >8 ------------------------------



____       | Billy G. Allie    | Domain....: Bill.Allie@mug.org
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Tue, 02 Mar 1999 22:51:06 -0500
"Billy G. Allie" <Bill.Allie@mug.org>
None
Applied.


> 
> ============================================================================
>                         POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE
> ============================================================================
> 
> 
> Your name		:	Billy G. Allie
> Your email address	:	Bill.Allie@mug.org
> 
> 
> System Configuration
> ---------------------
>   Architecture (example: Intel Pentium)  	: Pentium
> 
>   Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF) 	: UnixWare 7.0.1
> 
>   PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.4)  : Current CVS version
> 
>   Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.8.0)		: Optimizing C Compilation
> 						  System  (CCS) 3.2  08/18/98
> 						  (u701)
> 
> Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
> ------------------------------------------------
> src/backend/utils/adt/numeric.c	fails to compile due to a string having an
> embedded new-line character.
> 
> 
> Please describe a way to repeat the problem.   Please try to provide a
> concise reproducible example, if at all possible: 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Compile the program. :-)
> 
> 
> If you know how this problem might be fixed, list the solution below:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Apply the following patch:
> 
> ------------------------------ 8< CUT HERE >8 ------------------------------
> *** src/backend/utils/adt/numeric.c.orig	Mon Mar  1 10:13:27 1999
> --- src/backend/utils/adt/numeric.c	Mon Mar  1 23:09:00 1999
> ***************
> *** 2370,2377 ****
>   	if (var->weight >= maxweight)
>   	{
>   		free_allvars();
> ! 		elog(ERROR, "overflow on numeric
> !         ABS(value) >= 10^%d for field with precision %d scale %d",
>   							var->weight, precision, scale);
>   	}
>   
> --- 2370,2377 ----
>   	if (var->weight >= maxweight)
>   	{
>   		free_allvars();
> ! 		elog(ERROR, "overflow on numeric "
> !         "ABS(value) >= 10^%d for field with precision %d scale %d",
>   							var->weight, precision, scale);
>   	}
>   
> ------------------------------ 8< CUT HERE >8 ------------------------------
> 
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> ____       | Billy G. Allie    | Domain....: Bill.Allie@mug.org
> |  /|      | 7436 Hartwell     | Compuserve: 76337,2061
> |-/-|----- | Dearborn, MI 48126| MSN.......: B_G_Allie@email.msn.com
> |/  |LLIE  | (313) 582-1540    | 

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