[PostGIS] #5692: Speed up ST_Distance/ST_ClosestPoint/ST_ShortestLine

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#5692: Speed up ST_Distance/ST_ClosestPoint/ST_ShortestLine
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  Reporter:  strk         |      Owner:  pramsey
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  medium       |  Milestone:  PostGIS 3.5.0
 Component:  postgis      |    Version:  master
Resolution:  worksforme   |   Keywords:
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Changes (by pramsey):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => worksforme

Comment:

 I ran some tests of sqrt vs not and could not find measurable performance
 differences. Not sure what that means, maybe just that there is an
 overhead but it is small in relation to everything else, to the point it
 is not measurable.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/5692#comment:1>
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