On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Chris Bandy <bandy(dot)chris(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> I would like to create a new type for version strings that sorts
> numerically. The composite type below was quick to write and does not
> require superuser privileges. However, it doesn't respond to type casts the
> way I'd like.
>
> Is there a way to implement this type's literal conversion without
> resorting to a base type?
>
I think you need to define casts too, but in any way - check if "semver"
extension (available on pgxn) doesn't solve your problem.
depesz