Re: floating point representationu

> > > same as current output format then we would have no
> > > problem with the current regress test. But there
> > > could be a choise to change default output format
> > > to have a large enough presision to distinguish
> > > float4(8).
> >
> > But are they going to change the default to run the regression tests?
> > How do they change it? in ~/.psqlrc?
> >
>
> Probably there's a misunderstanding between you and I
> but unfortunaltely I don't understand what it is in my
> poor English.
> Anyway in my plan(current format as default) there would
> be no problem with regress test at least for 7.1.

Oh, I see. I can't see any way we can make this change in 7.1. It has
to be done in 7.2. You are right, changing it at this late date would
be a regression disaster.

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