point types in "DISTINCT" queries

I am running PostgreSQL 9.0.4 and I am getting an error with a SELECT DISTINCT query that contains a point type in the SELECT clause.  To be more specific, a query such as:

-- explicit declaration that it's a point type

Will return the error:

I read the notes about how point types do not have "=" defined for them, but "~=" aka the "same as" operator (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/functions-geometry.html).  For points, I would treat ~= as equality.  I tried creating my own equality operator based on that:

And when I ran the query again:

I looked into the mailing list archives and found a potential answer on this thread: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2009-10/msg01122.php However I wanted to see if it was still necessary that I would need the complete btree operator class to run such a query.  Are there plans to have a defined "=" operator on the point type?  I can understand how the other geometric types, "=" would represent area, but AFAIK I think "=" could be safely applied on a point type (and i realize I could submit a patch for that :-) maybe depending on the resolution to this / refreshing my C...).

Is there possibly a relatively quick solution to this issue?

Thanks!

Jonathan