[GRASS-dev] r54684 - db_sqltype_name(): report variable-width string instead of fixed-width n-character string

[Martin Landa]

Hi,

2013/3/21 Markus Metz <markus.metz.giswork at gmail.com>:
> what is the reason for r54684? It breaks a core functionality, i.e.
> the output of vector_columns in lib/python/scripts/vector.py has now
> changed and various scripts rely on that output. I have reverted
> r54684 in 55475. The commit comment does not make sense to me because
> db_sqltype_name() has never returned the width or precision.

this change was related to `v.out.postgis` development. Hm, you are
right. I was not aware enough of possible consequences. I agree with
this revert.

Thanks, Martin

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