Re: so, does this overlap or not...? - fencepost question on overlaps()

Hi Tom,

> The rationale is "do what the SQL spec says" ;-)

can't argue with the standard ;)

> I seem to recall a previous discussion in the PG lists

Good memory !

Adding 'sql standard' to the search options helped, this issue seems to elude
people every now and then, given (amongst others):

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2005-05/msg01457.php

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2006-11/msg00763.php

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2006-11/msg00527.php


One might consider adding a single line to the end of 9.9 of the docs that
warns for this behaviour and/or add the specific example....?




Thanks for your help.


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Best,




Frank.