Re: Incorrect behaviour when using a GiST index on points

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Alexander Korotkov <aekorotkov(at)gmail(dot)com>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Oleg Bartunov <obartunov(at)gmail(dot)com>, Teodor Sigaev <teodor(at)sigaev(dot)ru>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Incorrect behaviour when using a GiST index on points
Date: 2012-08-28 02:21:27
Message-ID: 20120828022127.GE6786@momjian.us
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On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 07:43:49PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > I need someone to review this patch for 9.3. We have already missed
> > fixing this for 9.2.
>
> So put it in the next commitfest.

Done. I have linked to your comment below too.

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> FWIW, I looked at this last week, and concluded I didn't have enough
> confidence in it to push it into 9.2 at the last minute.
>
> There's also the big-picture question of whether we should just get rid
> of fuzzy comparisons in the geometric types instead of trying to hack
> indexes to work around them. I'd really rather have us debate that
> question and resolve it one way or the other before spending time on the
> details of patches that take the second approach.
>
> regards, tom lane

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