Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: > On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: >> The next time somebody proposes that we can get exact results out of >> floating-point arithmetic, I'm going to run away screaming.
> And you wonder why I avoid floating point variables like the plague...! Float variables are fine for their intended use-case. The problem is with trying to guarantee identical results across all platforms. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers