| From: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> |
| Cc: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Paul Matthews <plm(at)netspace(dot)net(dot)au>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: phypot - Pygmy Hippotause ? |
| Date: | 2010-02-23 22:04:28 |
| Message-ID: | 603c8f071002231404t4d90e8c2vf1fce300b1af6d72@mail.gmail.com |
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On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Kevin Grittner
<Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
>> I assume this is not something we are supposed to apply.
>
> While it appears to improve conformance with the IEEE Std 1003.1 and
> expand the range of numbers which are correctly handled, it does
> more calculations. I wouldn't want to see it get in without
> performance testing and confirmation that existing apps don't rely
> on the non-standard behavior. I don't remember either of those
> happening.
Perhaps we should add it to the next CommitFest?
...Robert
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