[postgis-devel] Function Naming

[Paul Ramsey]

the geometry_* naming convention is what PgSQL uses for other
type-support functions, which is why I recommend moving back to that
from the ST_* versions that are currently in there.

P.

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Obe, Regina <robe.dnd at cityofboston.gov> wrote:
> Paul,
> You realize this is not a complete list.  A cursory glance looks like
> you left out all the long transaction support functions.
>
> Also all those geometry_ functions you kept, I would prefer they don't
> start with geometry.
>
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> I've placed my review in SVN here: docs/rfc/postgis_rfc_03_sheet.txt
> You should be able to open it with any spreadsheet program that reads
> tab-separated intput.
> Please do a review in your abundant spare time.
> Functions marked PUBLIC/KEEP should be part of the documentation.
> Everything else should be invisible. We have a large collection of
> functions that have been deprecated since 1.2. However, removing them
> *will* break some client apps (mapserver, for example).
> Hopefully the rest of it is self-explanatory.
> P.
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