[postgis-devel] equality operator

[strk]

strk wrote:
> I think select distinct the_geom should work using vertex-by-vertex
> equality operator, not the bbox one.
> 
> Has this been discussed already ?
> I understand the index needs bbox comparision, but isn't there 
> a way to be more specific about what the index should use ?

I had a better check; GiST index does not care about operator =
Since '=' is not a documented operator why not define it to be
the same of ~= ? (vertex-by-vertex check ?). At least select DISTINCT
would behave as expected.

--strk;

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