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There have been several recent complaints that << and >> don't behave the same way on all supported platforms. There is a risk that << overflows the signed integer type, which is undefined behavior, and there are platform-dependent behaviors from shifting by numbers of bits >= the bitwidth of the type, and also from shifting by negative values. Document this to warn unsuspecting users of these facts. Author: David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAApHDvr0O6ZF8NO=Rq9Q+Sz=FHT=NZ1kkNTXZDcNph-OWuk7TQ@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 14
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/.