Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql-server/src/test/regress resultmap expect ...

Tom Lane wrote:
> CVSROOT:    /cvsroot
> Module name:    pgsql-server
> Changes by:    tgl@postgresql.org    02/12/13 15:35:57
> 
> Modified files:
>     src/test/regress: resultmap 
> Added files:
>     src/test/regress/expected: geometry_1.out 
> Removed files:
>     src/test/regress/expected: geometry-positive-zeros.out 
> 
> Log message:
>     Admit defeat on the prospect of keeping straight exactly which platforms
>     produce which output in the geometry test, even with the problem narrowed
>     down to only whether they print minus zero or not.  Instead, use
>     pg_regress' locale-variant mechanism to automatically consider the test
>     to pass if it matches either supplied comparison file.  geometry_1.out
>     replaces the former geometry-positive-zeros.out.

One issue is how are we going to know when a results file _isn't_ needed
anymore, because we will not be matching regression files against
platforms anymore?  Do we need a comment somewhere in the file?

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