>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Gierth <andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk> writes:
Andrew> 2. How far do we need to go to support existing uses of
Andrew> extra_float_digits? For example, do we need a way for clients to
Andrew> request that they get the exact same output as previously for
Andrew> extra_float_digits=2 or 3, rather than just assuming that any
Andrew> round-trip-exact value will do?
Andrew> (this would likely mean adding a new GUC, rather than basing
Andrew> everything off extra_float_digits as the patch does now)
So it turns out, for reasons that should have been obvious in advance,
that _of course_ we need this, because otherwise there's no way to do
the cross-version upgrade regression check.
So we need something like exact_float_output='on' (default) that can be
selectively set to 'off' to restore the previous behavior of
extra_float_digits.
Thoughts?
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Andrew (irc:RhodiumToad)