Re: Get rid of Money

From: Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Get rid of Money
Date: 2004-09-26 06:46:49
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.44.0409260837240.9559-100000@zigo.dhs.org
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On Sun, 26 Sep 2004, Tom Lane wrote:

> > Wouldn't pg 8.0 be a good release to get rid of the type Money?
>
> (1) there is not actually consensus to get rid of it.

The doc seems to be clear about it.

What does it provide that numeric doesn't? The only extra thing I know is
a currency symbol that is broken in a lot of locales.

Also, people (you?) have been talking about money being buggy, having
round off problems. I don't know any details about that.

> (2) we are already long past the point where we will force initdb
> for noncritical problems.

Clear for 8.0.

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/Dennis Björklund

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