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Tom Lane def03e4bfe Fix behavior when converting a float infinity to numeric.
float8_numeric() and float4_numeric() failed to consider the possibility
that the input is an IEEE infinity.  The results depended on the
platform-specific behavior of sprintf(): on most platforms you'd get
something like

ERROR:  invalid input syntax for type numeric: "inf"

but at least on Windows it's possible for the conversion to succeed and
deliver a finite value (typically 1), due to a nonstandard output format
from sprintf and lack of syntax error checking in these functions.

Since our numeric type lacks the concept of infinity, a suitable conversion
is impossible; the best thing to do is throw an explicit error before
letting sprintf do its thing.

While at it, let's use snprintf not sprintf.  Overrunning the buffer
should be impossible if sprintf does what it's supposed to, but this
is cheap insurance against a stack smash if it doesn't.

Problem reported by Taiki Kondo.  Patch by me based on fix suggestion
from KaiGai Kohei.  Back-patch to all supported branches.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/12A9442FBAE80D4E8953883E0B84E088C8C7A2@BPXM01GP.gisp.nec.co.jp
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config Absorb -D_USE_32BIT_TIME_T switch from Perl, if relevant. 2017-08-14 11:48:59 -04:00
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doc Improve the CREATE POLICY documentation. 2017-09-27 17:10:35 +01:00
src Fix behavior when converting a float infinity to numeric. 2017-09-27 17:05:53 -04:00
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PostgreSQL Database Management System
=====================================

This directory contains the source code distribution of the PostgreSQL
database management system.

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system
that supports an extended subset of the SQL standard, including
transactions, foreign keys, subqueries, triggers, user-defined types
and functions.  This distribution also contains C language bindings.

PostgreSQL has many language interfaces, many of which are listed here:

	https://www.postgresql.org/download

See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install
PostgreSQL.  That file also lists supported operating systems and
hardware platforms and contains information regarding any other
software packages that are required to build or run the PostgreSQL
system.  Copyright and license information can be found in the
file COPYRIGHT.  A comprehensive documentation set is included in this
distribution; it can be read as described in the installation
instructions.

The latest version of this software may be obtained at
https://www.postgresql.org/download/.  For more information look at our
web site located at https://www.postgresql.org/.