[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #3460: Upgrade to 2.2 doesn't adjust size of pgis_abs type

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#3460: Upgrade to 2.2 doesn't adjust size of pgis_abs type
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  Reporter:  dbaston  |      Owner:  dbaston
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  high     |  Milestone:  PostGIS 2.3.0
 Component:  postgis  |    Version:  2.2.x
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
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Comment (by strk):

 > I don't think we want an automated test for this though, because it's
 > possible to not get an error even with typlen=8.

 As long as "sane" installs do not give false errors I still think
 it is worth to include a test that would "occasionally" fail on
 a broken system.

 What's still not being automated is testing the upgrade from a
 broken version to a fixed one. But it can still be done manually
 with something like:
 {{{
     regress/runtest.pl \
         --raster \
         --extension \
         --upgrade-path <broken>--<fixed> \
         raster/test/regress/tickets.sql
 }}}

 And making sure the "tickets.sql" file does have a test tha
 _might_ trigger the error.

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