Re: Patch for bind message regarding the number of parameters and result column format codes

On Wed, 20 May 2026 at 18:21, Austin Bonander <austin.bonander@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I appreciate the follow-up, Dave.
>
> I hope this lands as-is, but for context here is the old thread I found
> that suggested that the full document should be audited and disambiguated
> for signed/unsigned:
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20120901160523.GD2969%40momjian.us
>
> Given the additional effort required, I can understand why this was left
> unresolved for so long.
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2026, 18:12 Dave Cramer <davecramer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> While talking to Austin he noted that the docs for the number of
>> parameters is actually an unsigned integer.
>>
>> This patch corrects that.
>>
>> See
>>
>> 1. Parameter format codes count (line 4323) — read at postgres.c:1725
>>   2. Parameter values count (line 4348) — read at postgres.c:1734
>>   3. Result-column format codes count (line 4396) — read at
>> postgres.c:2017
>>
>> Dave Cramer
>>
>
Using Claude I have created another patch which calls out all
signed/unsigned
see attached