[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #2965: ST_Distance, use_spheroid default

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#2965: ST_Distance, use_spheroid default
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 Reporter:  gitai                      |       Owner:  pramsey      
     Type:  defect                     |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  critical                   |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.1.5
Component:  postgis                    |     Version:  2.1.x        
 Keywords:  ST_Distance, use_spheroid  |  
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Comment(by nicklas):

 What is happening is that ST_MakePoint won't give you a geography type but
 a geoemtry type
 http://postgis.net/docs/manual-dev/ST_MakePoint.html

 Then I guess when you call ST_Distance with false/true for Sphere you will
 get an autocast to geography since that option is not valid for geometry
 type.

 I guess the ticket as it stands should be closed as invalid, but maybe it
 is worth discussing if the auto cast in this case is a little dangerous.

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