"Heiko Kehlenbrink" <Heiko(dot)Kehlenbrink(at)vermes(dot)fh-oldenburg(dot)de> writes:
> i use suse 8.1
> postgresql 7.2 compiled from the rpms for using postgis, but that is
> anothe story...
7.4 might be a little quicker; but in any case you should be doing this
sort of comparison using the current release, no?
regards, tom lane