[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #961: Reduce number of functions by making many have default args

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#961: Reduce number of functions by making many have default args
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 Reporter:  robe     |       Owner:  robe         
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  medium   |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.0
Component:  postgis  |     Version:  trunk        
 Keywords:           |  
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 I've already done this with ST_AsX3D.  I'd like to conquer all the output
 functions (adding as Paul suggested to the upgrade scripts -- a drop
 clause).

 But since we don't have an upgrade script for pre-PostGIS 2.0, I suppose
 this would prove difficult.

 I could throw it in the uninstall_legacy.sql I am working on which I think
 we will require people to run anyway to get rid of all those legacy
 functions that get restored when they restore their backup on top of a
 pristine PostGIS 2.0 install.

 One I've been really eying is that ST_AsGML which has 15 (count 15
 permutations).  That should reduce us down to about 4 or 5 for that one.

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