[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #2412: st_linetocurve('LINESTRING(0 0, 10 0)') -- ERROR: pta_desegmentize needs implementation for npoints < 4

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#2412: st_linetocurve('LINESTRING(0 0, 10 0)') -- ERROR:  pta_desegmentize needs
implementation for npoints < 4
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 Reporter:  strk     |       Owner:  strk         
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  assigned     
 Priority:  medium   |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.4
Component:  postgis  |     Version:  1.5.X        
 Keywords:           |  
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Changes (by strk):

  * owner:  pramsey => strk
  * status:  new => assigned
  * type:  enhancement => defect


Comment:

 On a second thought, this isn't really an enhancement, because
 ST_LineToCurve already returns non-curved elements as straight lines, and
 this case is not different. So the correct answer here would be to return
 a LINESTRING (same as the input).

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/2412#comment:2>
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