BUG #15297: Irregular comparison rules for NULLs in tuples

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      15297
Logged by:          kena
Email address:      knz@thaumogen.net
PostgreSQL version: 10.4
Operating system:   FreeBSD + Linux
Description:

The SQL standard mandates ternary logic for values that involve NULL, where
NULL means "unknown".

This works in many cases correctly in pg:

"select NULL in (1,2)" -> returns NULL, correct
"select (1, NULL::int) in ((1, 1), (1, 2))" -> returns NULL, correct
"select 1 < NULL" -> returns NULL, correct
"select (1, NULL::int) > (1, 2)" -> returns NULL, correct

However as soon as a tuple/composite value contains itself composites, the
rule is not obeyed any more recursively:

"select (1, (1, NULL::int)) in ((1, (1, 0)), (1, (1, 2)))" -> returns false
!?

"select (1, (1, NULL::int)) > (1, (1, 2))"  -> returns true !?

Is this intended behavior? If so, where is it documented?

If not documented, any suggestion as to how to work around it?

Thanks in advance,

-- 
Raphael 'kena' Poss