[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #1964: Regression in ST_StartPoint()

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#1964: Regression in ST_StartPoint()
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  Reporter:  pramsey    |       Owner:  pramsey      
      Type:  defect     |      Status:  closed       
  Priority:  medium     |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.2
 Component:  postgis    |     Version:  2.0.x        
Resolution:  duplicate  |    Keywords:               
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Comment(by strk):

 It's always been like that. It's dictated by the standard. Those functions
 are only meant to work with LINESTRING, not MULTI*. You may argue you'd
 want an exception, or you'd want a guess about which geometry to consider,
 but it'd be a change from previous versions IIRC.

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