[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #3048: Use Squared Distance instead of Distance in Simplify

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#3048: Use Squared Distance instead of Distance in Simplify
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  Reporter:  pramsey  |       Owner:  pramsey      
      Type:  defect   |      Status:  reopened     
  Priority:  high     |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.1.6
 Component:  postgis  |     Version:  2.1.x        
Resolution:           |    Keywords:               
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Changes (by strk):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 I was wrong, as of r329 only variable _names_ had the "sqared" label, but
 the implementation was bogus. The fix, later, went the way to use flat
 distance rather than squared one.

 Anyway, simplify tests are failing for me, both in unit test and regress.
 Am I the only one ?

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