"Christopher Kings-Lynne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Curse my slowness, but what's the actual problem being fixed here?
Two things: * allow pg_dump to accurately dump and restore float quantities (setting float_extra_digits to 2 during the dump will accomplish this, at least on systems with reasonable float I/O routines). * allow us to get out from under the geometry regression test's platform dependency problems (setting float_extra_digits to -2 or so during the test should make most or all of the variations go away). This proposal is the first one I've seen that solves both these problems without introducing any compatibility issues of its own. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])