Re: [HACKERS] [BUGS] BUG #2846: inconsistent and - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [HACKERS] [BUGS] BUG #2846: inconsistent and
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Msg-id 29373.1167379843@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] [BUGS] BUG #2846: inconsistent and  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] [BUGS] BUG #2846: inconsistent and  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> This is *not* going in the right direction :-(

> Well, then show me what direction you think is better.

Fewer restrictions, not more.  The thrust of what I've been saying
(and I think Roman too) is to trust in the hardware float-arithmetic
implementation to be right.  Every time you add an additional "error
check" you are going in the wrong direction.

            regards, tom lane

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