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-001ICn-2N@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_14_STABLE

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/fe966e886ce844fda21839d711b0029a46836177

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


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