pgsql: doc: add float as an alias for double precision. - Mailing list pgsql-committers

From Tom Lane
Subject pgsql: doc: add float as an alias for double precision.
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Msg-id E1uk8jv-001ICf-2D@gemulon.postgresql.org
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doc: add float as an alias for double precision.

Although the "Floating-Point Types" section says that "float" data
type is taken to mean "double precision", this information was not
reflected in the data type table that lists all data type aliases.

Reported-by: alexander.kjall@hafslund.no
Author: Euler Taveira <euler@eulerto.com>
Reviewed-by: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/175456294638.800.12038559679827947313@wrigleys.postgresql.org
Backpatch-through: 13

Branch
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REL_17_STABLE

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/13244ba1032573bf1a220aa4b8fb0ff395f7815a

Modified Files
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doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)


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