[postgis-users] Problem with PostGIS 1.0.0 RC1

[Mark Cave-Ayland]

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> To: Markus Schaber; Mark Cave-Ayland
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> Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Problem with PostGIS 1.0.0 RC1

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> The only *transparent* way would be having geometry_in 
> recognize all of HEXWKB,bytea,WKT (currently only bytea missing).

Hmmmm so it looks like the PostgreSQL type system can't handle this in the
way I was expecting :(

Given that changing GeomFromWKB from WKBHEX to bytea will already break
existing applications, how about a new function GeomFrom(E)WKBHEX(text) that
takes HEXWKB input and leaving GeomFrom(E)WKB(bytea) as it is? Is there then
any need to have geometry_in accept HEXWKB? (I understand that we need to
keep WKT as a hack so that dumps from older versions of PostGIS can be
restored).


Kind regards,

Mark.

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