Re: Bug #463: Make 'infinity' work with type 'date'

Can someone comment on this?  The problem appears in current sources:

    test=> INSERT INTO a VALUES ('infinity');
    ERROR:  Unrecognized date external representation 'infinity'

Is there a reason we support "infinity" in timestamp and not date?

> Dax Kelson (dax@gurulabs.com) reports a bug with a severity of 3
> The lower the number the more severe it is.
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> Short Description
> Make 'infinity' work with type 'date'
>
> Long Description
> CREATE TABLE test ( somedate date NOT NULL DEFAULT 'infinity' );
> ERROR: Unrecognized date external representation of 'infinity'
>
> But,
>
> CREATE TABLE test ( somedate timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT 'infinity' );
>
> Works.
>
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