Re: 4D Geometry

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Chris Traylor <ctraylor(at)phalanyx(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: 4D Geometry
Date: 2005-09-06 00:40:19
Message-ID: 12981.1125967219@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Chris Traylor <ctraylor(at)phalanyx(dot)com> writes:
> On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 15:27 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I'd suggest keeping these as separate private types rather
>> than expecting that a patch to replace the 2D types will be accepted.

> What do you think about making it a configure option, i.e.
> --enable-4D-geometry (default false)?

Configure options are generally a pain in the neck, particularly if they
cause significant changes in user-visible behavior. What's wrong with
creating separate types instead of changing the behavior of the existing
ones?

regards, tom lane

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