> If the float8 data type works better, we should make a float8 table
> that is uniform across platforms in order to test the union code.
> There is really no point in including the boundary cases of float8
> into a test of union.
> Perhaps a better solution is to insert into the union.sql code a
> float8 table creation, fill it with well-behaved data, and then use
> that table in the union test.
Yes, this is the best solution. Would you like to take a crack at it? I
can consolidate a patch and patch results on my machine (which has been
the nominal "truth" machine for the last few releases).
- Tom