Re: [SQL] line datatype

Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org> writes:
> The issue is in choosing an external format for LINE which does not lose
> precision during dump/reload.

Why is this any worse for LINE than for any of the other geometric
types (or for plain floats, for that matter)?

We do need a solution for exact dump/reload of floating-point data,
but I don't see why the lack of it should be reason to disable access
to the LINE type.
        regards, tom lane