Re: BUG #5705: btree_gist: Index on inet changes query result - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #5705: btree_gist: Index on inet changes query result
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Msg-id 10183.1287526949@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: BUG #5705: btree_gist: Index on inet changes query result  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Well, actually the btree_gist implementation for inet is a completely
>> broken piece of junk: it thinks that convert_network_to_scalar is 100%
>> trustworthy and can be used as a substitute for the real comparison
>> functions, which isn't even approximately true.

> Are you planning to fix this?

No.  I don't understand why Teodor did it like that, so I'm not going
to try to change it.  I'd be willing to take responsibility for ripping
out btree_gist's inet support altogether ...

            regards, tom lane

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