Re: Numeric overflow problem + patch
- From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
- To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
- Cc: PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
- Subject: Re: Numeric overflow problem + patch
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:11:43 -0400
- Message-id: <5577.1159477903@sss.pgh.pa.us> <text/plain>
David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> ! DETAIL: A field with precision 4, scale 4 must have an absolute value less than 1.
> [ becomes ]
> ! DETAIL: A field with precision 4, scale 4 must have an absolute value less than 1 - 5 * 10^-5.
This strikes me as overly pedantic. The message needs to be clear,
and the proposed change will just confuse people.
regards, tom lane
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