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Remove old documentation warnings about the use of bigint.

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Bruce Momjian 2012-08-30 13:13:35 -04:00
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The type <type>integer</type> is the common choice, as it offers
the best balance between range, storage size, and performance.
The <type>smallint</type> type is generally only used if disk
space is at a premium. The <type>bigint</type> type should only
be used if the range of the <type>integer</type> type is insufficient,
because the latter is definitely faster.
</para>
<para>
On very minimal operating systems the <type>bigint</type> type
might not function correctly, because it relies on compiler support
for eight-byte integers. On such machines, <type>bigint</type>
acts the same as <type>integer</type>, but still takes up eight
bytes of storage. (We are not aware of any modern
platform where this is the case.)
space is at a premium. The <type>bigint</type> type is designed to be
used when the range of the <type>integer</type> type is insufficient.
</para>
<para>