OK, this is very good to know. We will have to update the zigGIS codebase to the ST_* funcs since it currently binds to the deprecated ones.
Thanks again, all! -Abe zigGIS Team Obtuse Software, http://www.obtusesoft.com On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 3:41 PM, Paul Ramsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Abram Gillespie > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> What's the difference between using st_* and other functions w/o the >> st_ prefix. For example, why is there both st_buffer() and buffer()? > > The non-st_* functions will be first deprecated and then removed in > future versions, as we harmonize our function names with the ISO > specification (and the other implementations). > > A handful of the st_* functions also implement implicit index calls, > to remove the PostGIS-specific && syntax from SQL where possible > (again, in the interests of interoperability). The "auto-magic index" > functions are ST_Intersects(), ST_Contains(), ST_Within(), > ST_Touches(), ST_Crosses(), ST_CoveredBy(), ST_Covers(), ST_Overlaps() > and ST_DWithin(). > > P > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net > http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users > _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users