Re: [BUGS] numerics lose scale and precision in views of unions

"Brian C. DeRocher" <brian.derocher@mitretek.org> writes:
> It appears that when you create a view of a union, numeric data types
> loose their scale and precision.

I think this is the same issue discussed here:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2004-12/msg00408.php

That was just before 8.0 release, so the change got postponed and then
seems to have slipped through the cracks :-(.  Any objections to
fixing it for 8.2?
        regards, tom lane