tsvector_eq appears to be inconsistent. - Mailing list pgsql-sql

Hi,

I am doing equality comparisons on type tsvector using tsvector_eq.
How come a comparison that returns true before starts returning false
afterwards ?  (see results of case 1 and 3)

Regds
mallah.

(1)
tradein_clients=# SELECT tsvector_eq(to_tsvector('gift'),to_tsvector('gifts'));
tsvector_eq
-----------
t

(2)

tradein_clients=# SELECT
tsvector_eq(to_tsvector('gift'),to_tsvector('birthday gifts'));
tsvector_eq
-----------
f

(3)
tradein_clients=# SELECT tsvector_eq(to_tsvector('gift'),to_tsvector('gifts'));
tsvector_eq
-----------
f


tradein_clients=# SELECT version();                                              version
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 8.1.3 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC) 3.3.1
(Mandrake Linux 9.2 3.3.1-2mdk)