[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #4981: ST_StartPoint support any geometry

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#4981: ST_StartPoint support any geometry
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  Reporter:  kalenik      |      Owner:  pramsey
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  medium       |  Milestone:  PostGIS 3.3.0
 Component:  postgis      |    Version:  master
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
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Comment (by strk):

 If the aim is "fast", ST_PointOnSurface isn't fast.
 Also, ST_StartPoint is about getting the "start" vertex,
 not a point on the "surface" of the object, so they
 are really not doing the same thing.

 Rather, I question whether it is ok for standard-defined
 signatures to behave differently from specified, but I think
 we broke that rule already

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