rdelaage
/
postgresql
mirror of https://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Remove disclaimer about exact numeric types. They work now!

This commit is contained in:
Thomas G. Lockhart 1999-05-27 15:47:28 +00:00
parent 8a3c7535c5
commit b04b01638b
1 changed files with 8 additions and 17 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

25
doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
View File

@ -364,15 +364,10 @@ The sequence will remain in the database until explicitly dropped using
</caution>
</para>
<para>
The <firstterm>exact numerics</firstterm> <type>decimal</type> and
<type>numeric</type>
have fully implemented syntax but currently
(<productname>Postgres</productname> v6.4)
support only a small range of precision and/or range values.
The <type>int8</type> type may not be available on all platforms since
it relies on compiler support for this.
</para>
<para>
The <type>int8</type> type may not be available on all platforms since
it relies on compiler support for this.
</para>
</sect1>
@ -412,14 +407,10 @@ then the money type should use the monetary conventions defined for
</table>
</para>
<para>
<type>numeric</type>
should eventually replace the money type. It has a
fully implemented syntax but currently
(<productname>Postgres</productname> v6.4)
support only a small range of precision and/or range values
and cannot adequately substitute for the money type.
</para>
<para>
<type>numeric</type>
will replace the money type, and should be preferred.
</para>
</sect1>