BUG REPORT: Unable to cast boolean::smallint

It does not seem possible to be able to cast a boolean to a smallint.

Whilst the following is possible:

SELECT true::int;

 int4
------
    1
(1 row)


The following is not (as of 9.4beta3)

SELECT true::smallint;
ERROR:  cannot cast type boolean to smallint


It would seem logically consistent that both cases would hold true


Apologies if this is more of a 'feature request' than a bug.





Kind regards,


James