Re: [PATCHES] guc - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [PATCHES] guc
Date
Msg-id 200201172312.g0HNCL613516@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] guc  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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> > Some people will also suggest
> > 3. Be able to set the number of significant digits that are shown.
> 
> > to allow simplifying the regression tests, but I do not think that that is
> > a good idea,
> 
> [ raises eyebrow ]  To my mind that was one of the principal reasons
> for working on such a thing at all.  If you don't want to allow this,
> then what alternative solution do you have for our geometry regression
> test mess?  (Defining it as not a mess won't fly.)

Yes, I doubt the current regression are tests are input/output
reversable because of the rounding anyway.

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