Re: phypot - Pygmy Hippotause ?

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
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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