Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>
Cc: Markus Schaber <schabi(at)logix-tt(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Stephan Szabo <sszabo(at)megazone(dot)bigpanda(dot)com>, "Milen A(dot) Radev" <milen(at)radev(dot)net>, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting
Date: 2006-03-08 15:54:18
Message-ID: 14844.1141833258@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com> writes:
> For same reasons, i.e. a need for precision, I find it hard to accept
> the idea of mixing positive and negative units in the same interval.

The semantics are perfectly well defined, so I don't buy this.

regards, tom lane

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