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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Does ESRI use GIST as well for their PG_GEOMETRY or whatever they call it. I'm just thinking if we call it geometry may get confusing for people that use both types. Though theirs is in a separate schema anyway so doesn't matter I suppose except if someone makes the sde schema a global one then we could have some clashes maybe. Probably not. Just thinking out loud.<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: postgis-devel-bounces@postgis.refractions.net on behalf of Mark Cave-Ayland<BR>
Sent: Sat 1/24/2009 6:15 PM<BR>
To: PostGIS Development Discussion<BR>
Subject: Re: [postgis-devel] Function Naming<BR>
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Paul Ramsey wrote:<BR>
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> One naming inconsistency you might have noted is that i've recommended<BR>
> renaming some ugly-named gist support functions to<BR>
> postgis_gist_compress, etc. But I also have some new functions for the<BR>
> aggregates, named like pgis_geometry_accum_finalfn(pgis_abs). Should I<BR>
> re-name my new pgis_ functions to use the fully spelled out<BR>
> "postgis_"? I am leaning that way.<BR>
><BR>
> P.<BR>
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The GiST support functions are related to an underlying type rather than<BR>
to the library. If you were to go with "postgis_gist_compress", what<BR>
would happen if someone were to code up an implementation of a new<BR>
geography type for PostGIS? I think "geometry_gist_compress" etc. would<BR>
be the way to go.<BR>
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ATB,<BR>
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Mark.<BR>
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