[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #567: Geometry constructors fail from empty geometries

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#567: Geometry constructors fail from empty geometries
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  Reporter:  fcaa     |       Owner:  pramsey      
      Type:  defect   |      Status:  closed       
  Priority:  medium   |   Milestone:  PostGIS 1.5.3
 Component:  postgis  |     Version:  1.5.X        
Resolution:  wontfix  |    Keywords:               
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Changes (by pramsey):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix


Comment:

 This is by design. PostGIS 2.0 will support typed EMPTY geometries, but
 prior to that typed empties get coerced into GEOMETRYCOLLECTION EMPTY.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/567#comment:1>
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