On 13 November 2015 at 21:00, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > BTW, something I find confusing and error-prone is that this patch keeps > on using the term "weight" to refer to numbers expressed in decimal digits > (ie, the approximate log10 of something). Basically everywhere in the > existing code, "weights" are measured in base-NBASE digits, while "scales" > are measured in decimal digits. I've not yet come across anyplace where > you got the units wrong, but it seems like a gotcha waiting to bite the > next hacker. > > I thought for a bit about s/weight/scale/g in the patch, but that is not > le mot juste either, since weight is generally counting digits to the left > of the decimal point while scale is generally counting digits to the > right. > > The best idea that has come to me is to use "dweight" to refer to a weight > measured in decimal digits. Anyone have a better thought? >
Yeah, dweight works for me. Regards, Dean -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
