[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #1329: Change BOX3D to be SRID and dimension aware

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#1329: Change BOX3D to be SRID and dimension aware
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 Reporter:  robe         |       Owner:  pramsey      
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  blocker      |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.0
Component:  postgis      |     Version:  trunk        
 Keywords:               |  
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Description changed by robe:

Old description:

> Discussion here
>
> http://www.postgis.org/pipermail/postgis-devel/2011-November/016216.html
>
> To be followed up after float to double #1328.
>
> As a consequence of this change, the following also needs to be done for
> backward compatibility.
>
> box3d_extent will be deprecated and possibly removed, though I think that
> might break some apps removing it.  I have one to test that theory.
>
> 1) ST_Extent returns box3d just like ST_3DExtent currently does.
> 2) Both ST_3DExtent and ST_Extent be changed to strip the SRID of the
> improved box3d type by default, with an optional argument  -- keep_srid
> (defaulted to false) for those like strk who really want it and want to
> override the behavior to make it true.
>

> All this stuff better not push out the release time beyond our slated
> February 2012 or I'll be steaming mad (at least mad for a week).

New description:

 Discussion here

 http://www.postgis.org/pipermail/postgis-devel/2011-November/016216.html

 To be followed up after float to double #1328.

 As a consequence of this change, the following also needs to be done for
 backward compatibility.

 box3d_extent will be deprecated and possibly removed, though I think that
 might break some apps removing it.  I have one to test that theory.

 deprecate box2d (possibly get rid of it).  I think there is too much code
 out there that relies on box2d that getting rid of it is a pipe dream the
 moment.  So we might want to deprecate it now, remove it from the docs,
 and encourage people to not use it in a non-violent demonstration of
 disapproval.

 1) ST_Extent returns box3d just like ST_3DExtent currently does.
 2) Both ST_3DExtent and ST_Extent be changed to strip the SRID of the
 improved box3d type by default, with an optional argument  -- keep_srid
 (defaulted to false) for those like strk who really want it and want to
 override the behavior to make it true.


 All this stuff better not push out the release time beyond our slated
 February 2012 or I'll be steaming mad (at least mad for a week).

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