Re: phypot - Pygmy Hippotause ? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: phypot - Pygmy Hippotause ?
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Msg-id 603c8f071002231404t4d90e8c2vf1fce300b1af6d72@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: phypot - Pygmy Hippotause ?  ("Kevin Grittner" <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>)
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On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Kevin Grittner
<Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov> wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
>> I assume this is not something we are supposed to apply.
>
> While it appears to improve conformance with the IEEE Std 1003.1 and
> expand the range of numbers which are correctly handled, it does
> more calculations.  I wouldn't want to see it get in without
> performance testing and confirmation that existing apps don't rely
> on the non-standard behavior.  I don't remember either of those
> happening.

Perhaps we should add it to the next CommitFest?

...Robert


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