Re: Geometry regression tests (was Re: Float output formatting

Tom Lane wrote:
> "Pedro M. Ferreira" <pfrazao(at)ualg(dot)pt> writes:
>
>>[ patch for extra_float_digits ]
>
>
> I've applied this patch along with followup changes to pg_dump (it sets
> extra_float_digits to 2 to allow accurate dump/reload) and the geometry
> regression test (it sets extra_float_digits to -3).
>
> I find that two geometry 'expected' files are now sufficient to cover
> all the platforms I have available to test. (We'd only need one, if
> everyone displayed minus zero as '-0', but some platforms print '0'.)
> I tested on HPUX 10.20 (HPPA), Red Hat Linux 8.0 (Intel), Mac OS X 10.2.1
> and LinuxPPC (PPC).
>
> I'd be interested to hear results of testing CVS tip (now 7.4devel)
> on other platforms. Does geometry pass cleanly for you?

Yes! :)
All tests passed on a dual AMD Athlon MP with Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (Woody),
kernel 2.4.18-5.

Tested with a snapshot downloaded yesterday.

Best regards,
Pedro M. Ferreira

>
> regards, tom lane
>
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