I'm not happy with adding the hex-output option, since it's not very portable and doesn't seem necessary to solve the problem anyway.
Agree.
Perhaps something like extra_float_digits int range -2 to 2, default 0 extra_float_digits adjusts the number of digits displayed for float4 and float8 output; the base value of 0 means we output FLT_DIG or DBL_DIG digits respectively.
Agree.
I could see some use. At least in my type of application. When people are shure they only need p significant digits, they can set extra_float_digits to an apropriate negative value and spare a lot in storage for dumps and backups. In this case it would make sense to letPer discussion, there's no reason to allow a value greater than 2, but I'm not as sure what the lower limit should be --- maybe there's some use in setting it less than -2?
extra_float_digits go to -13.
Regards,
Pedro
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