(No) Autocast in 8.4 with operators "=" and "LIKE"

Is that is the wished behavoir?

template1=# SELECT 1='1';
 ?column?
----------
 t
(1 row)

template1=# SELECT 1 LIKE '1';
ERROR:  operator does not exist: integer ~~ unknown at character 10
HINT:  No operator matches the given name and argument type(s). You might need to add explicit type casts.
LINE 1: SELECT 1 LIKE '1';
                 ^
template1=# SELECT version();
                           version
-------------------------------------------------------------
 PostgreSQL 8.4.0, compiled by Visual C++ build 1400, 32-bit
(1 row)


thanks a lot.