[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #1987: Results given by ST_Simplify inconsistent between PostGIS 1.5.2 and 2.0.1

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#1987: Results given by ST_Simplify inconsistent between PostGIS 1.5.2 and 2.0.1
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  Reporter:  ChrisInCambo  |       Owner:  pramsey      
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  closed       
  Priority:  blocker       |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.2
 Component:  postgis       |     Version:  2.0.x        
Resolution:  fixed         |    Keywords:  history      
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Comment(by jatorre):

 It is quite a pity there were inconsistencies between 1.5.2 and 2.0.1, but
 even worst that we then created inconsistencies between 1.5.2, 2.0.1 and
 now 2.0.2.

 I highly vote for a parameterized ST_Simplify in order to recover the
 behavior of 2.0.1. We were not prepared to handle the change on the
 semantics from 2.0.1 to 2.0.2 and broke some of our software by
 oversimplifying in a way we were not ready. I would have understood a
 break on 1.5.2 to 2.0, but such a break at a minor revision... uff I
 understand it could be considered a bug, but uff.

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