[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #852: The use of tolerance in function point_in_ring is not robust.

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#852: The use of tolerance in function point_in_ring is not robust.
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 Reporter:  nicklas  |       Owner:  pramsey      
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  blocker  |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.0
Component:  postgis  |     Version:  1.5.X        
 Keywords:           |  
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Comment(by strk):

 Ok, I checked, it is PostGIS implementation, not GEOS's.

 GEOS correctly returns FALSE for both cases. The point is slightly above
 the polygon.

 Any reason not to disable the short-circuit ?

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