Re: pgsql: Fix NUMERIC modulus to properly truncate

From: Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <momjian(at)svr1(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Fix NUMERIC modulus to properly truncate
Date: 2005-06-05 04:02:07
Message-ID: 42A2793F.3020208@familyhealth.com.au
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> No, I don't think so. It doesn't seem to be something that enough
> people use to risk the change in behavior --- it might break something
> that was working. But, if folks want it backported we can do it. It is
> only a change to properly do modulus for numeric.

Well, from my point of view it's an absolute mathematical error - i'd
backport it. I can't see anyone relying on it :)

Chris

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