[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #3448: ST_Distance yields inconsistent results when used in a statement involving multiple Point and Multipolygon Geography pairs

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#3448: ST_Distance yields inconsistent results when used in a statement involving
multiple Point and Multipolygon Geography pairs
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  Reporter:  ewcz     |      Owner:  pramsey
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  medium   |  Milestone:  PostGIS 2.2.3
 Component:  postgis  |    Version:  2.2.x
Resolution:           |   Keywords:  ST_Distance, _ST_DistanceTree
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Comment (by pramsey):

 The point-in-polygon test is short-circuiting the calculation early with
 an erroneous result, hence the zero distance return. Why? Dunno, probably
 a robustness failure in the spherical geometry core algorithms, gah.

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