/contrib/soundex doesn't work. Version 7.0.2
Edmar Wiggers (edmarw@yahoo.com) reports a bug with a severity of 2
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Short Description
/contrib/soundex doesn't work. Version 7.0.2
Long Description
The code in /contrib/soundex doesn't work. It does compile though. I create the function in the database, but it always returns nothing (blank)!
It should be a small stupid mistake in the source code. I bet you can fix it within 5 minutes (as opposed to me, who would take about 5 hours). If you can look into it, please drop me a line.
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pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes:
The code in /contrib/soundex doesn't work. It does compile though. I
create the function in the database, but it always returns nothing
(blank)!
Hmm, while I can confirm that the soundex algorithm is implemented
incorrectly I never get blanks only. Check that you have defined the
function like this:
CREATE FUNCTION soundex(text) RETURNS text AS
'/some/where/soundex.so', 'text_soundex' LANGUAGE 'C';
(ignore the stuff in soundex.sql, it's broken).
To get a correct implementation of soundex, apply the attached patch.
You need to restart the server to get it to load the new object file.
Also note that there is a disagreement among experts over one particular
part of the algorithm. Check it out with your favourite search engine.
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Peter Eisentraut peter_e@gmx.net http://yi.org/peter-e/