Replace __builtin_types_compatible_p with _Generic

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ID 6597
Title Replace __builtin_types_compatible_p with _Generic
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Stats (from CFBot) Patch version: v4, Patch count: 5, First patch: +16−84, All patches: +64−209
Tags Modernization Refactoring Only
Created 2026-03-18 10:53:52
Last modified 2026-06-10 10:47:56 (3 days ago)
Latest email 2026-06-10 10:46:10 (3 days ago)
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PG20-1 (2026-07-01 – 2026-07-31): Needs review
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Authors Peter Eisentraut (petere), Thomas Munro (macdice), Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef)
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Type assertions without GCC builtins
First at 2025-11-15 00:06:42 by Thomas Munro <thomas.munro at gmail.com>
Latest at 2026-06-10 10:46:10 by Peter Eisentraut <peter at eisentraut.org>
Latest attachment (v4-0001-Replace-__builtin_types_compatible_p-with-_Generi.patch) at 2026-06-10 10:46:10 from Peter Eisentraut <peter at eisentraut.org>
    Attachment (v4-0001-Replace-__builtin_types_compatible_p-with-_Generi.patch) at 2026-06-10 10:46:10 from Peter Eisentraut <peter at eisentraut.org> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v3-0001-Replace-__builtin_types_compatible_p-with-_Generi.patch) at 2026-03-18 10:17:13 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v2-0001-Add-pg_expr_has_type_p-for-type-check-assertions.patch) at 2025-12-09 14:45:43 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (vPE-0001-Use-correct-preprocessor-conditional-in-relptr.h.patch) at 2025-11-19 18:44:20 from Peter Eisentraut <peter at eisentraut.org> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (0001-Add-pg_expr_has_type_p-for-type-check-assertions.patch) at 2025-11-15 00:06:42 from Thomas Munro <thomas.munro at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
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When Who What
2026-06-10 10:47:56 Peter Eisentraut (petere) Changed authors to Peter Eisentraut (petere), Thomas Munro (macdice), Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef)
2026-03-18 10:54:08 Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef) Changed tags to Modernization, Refactoring Only
2026-03-18 10:53:52 Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef) Attached mail thread CA+hUKGL7trhWiJ4qxpksBztMMTWDyPnP1QN+Lq341V7QL775DA@mail.gmail.com
2026-03-18 10:53:52 Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef) Created patch record
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