Re: BUG #5705: btree_gist: Index on inet changes query result

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Well, actually the btree_gist implementation for inet is a completely
>> broken piece of junk: it thinks that convert_network_to_scalar is 100%
>> trustworthy and can be used as a substitute for the real comparison
>> functions, which isn't even approximately true.

> Are you planning to fix this?

No.  I don't understand why Teodor did it like that, so I'm not going
to try to change it.  I'd be willing to take responsibility for ripping
out btree_gist's inet support altogether ...

            regards, tom lane