Re: NUMERIC private methods?

Robert Haas wrote:

> I think that's ridiculous.  You're basically arguing that numeric
> doesn't offer meaningful advantages over float8, which flies in the
> face of the fact that essentially every database application I've ever
> seen uses numeric and I'm not sure I've ever seen one using float8.
> Nearly all database users prefer to store quantities like currency
> units in a type that is guaranteed not to lose precision.

I think it's reasonable to expose NumericVar and the supporting function
prototypes in, say, numeric_internal.h; normal applications that just
want to operate on numerics as today can just include numeric.h, and
continue to be at arms-length of the implementation details, while code
that wants to optimize operations further can use numeric_internal.h and
be very aware that they are subject to heavy breakage if we ever feel a
need to change the internal API.

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