On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 05:11:43PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> David Fetter <david@fetter.org> writes:
> > ! DETAIL: A field with precision 4, scale 4 must have an absolute value less than 1.
> > [ becomes ]
> > ! DETAIL: A field with precision 4, scale 4 must have an absolute value less than 1 - 5 * 10^-5.
>
> This strikes me as overly pedantic. The message needs to be clear,
> and the proposed change will just confuse people.
I don't know if the code can detect the difference, but a message like:
A field with precision 4, scale 4 must *round to* an absolute value less than 1
Since that more accurately describes the actual problem.
Have a ncie day,
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