Re: bug on aggregate function AVG() - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jose' Soares
Subject Re: bug on aggregate function AVG()
Date
Msg-id 363EBCF1.77FBD969@sferacarta.com
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In response to bug on aggregate function AVG()  ("Jose' Soares" <jose@sferacarta.com>)
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Jose' Soares wrote:
> 
> prova=> select * from a;
> int_2|     int_4|              int_8
> -----+----------+-------------------
> 32767|2147483647|9223372036620802086
> 32767|2147483647|9223372036620802086
> (2 rows)
> 
> prova=> select avg(int_2), avg(int_4), avg(int_8) from a;
> avg|avg|       avg
> ---+---+----------
>  -1| -1|-233973722
> (1 row)
> 
> Jose'

The same on SUM():

prova=> select sum(int_2), sum(int_4), sum(int_8) from a;
sum|sum|       sum
---+---+-----------2| -2|-467947444
(1 row)

but it works as follow:

prova=> select avg(int_2*1.0), avg(int_4*1.0), avg(int_8*1.0) from a; avg|       avg|avg
-----+----------+-------------------
32767|2147483647|9.2233720366208e+18
(1 row)

prova=> select sum(int_2*1.0), sum(int_4*1.0), sum(int_8*1.0) from a; sum|       sum|sum
-----+----------+--------------------
65534|4294967294|1.84467440732416e+19
(1 row)

Jose'


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