Re: 4D Geometry - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: 4D Geometry
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Msg-id 12981.1125967219@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: 4D Geometry  (Chris Traylor <ctraylor@phalanyx.com>)
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Chris Traylor <ctraylor@phalanyx.com> writes:
> On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 15:27 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I'd suggest keeping these as separate private types rather
>> than expecting that a patch to replace the 2D types will be accepted.

> What do you think about making it a configure option, i.e.
> --enable-4D-geometry (default false)?

Configure options are generally a pain in the neck, particularly if they
cause significant changes in user-visible behavior.  What's wrong with
creating separate types instead of changing the behavior of the existing
ones?
        regards, tom lane


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