INDEX broken on NUMERIC type.

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Your name        : Michael Schout
Your email address    : mschout@gkg.net


System Configuration
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  Architecture (example: Intel Pentium)      : Intel Pentium-II

  Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF)     : Linux 2.2.12 ELF

  PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.5.2): PostgreSQL-6.5.2

  Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.8.0)        : gcc egcs-2.91.66


Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
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NUMERIC type cannot be used in an INDEX.

Please describe a way to repeat the problem.   Please try to provide a
concise reproducible example, if at all possible:
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Method (1) using primary key syntax:
scdrought=> create table foo ( f1 NUMERIC(3,0) primary key );
NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE/PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index 'foo_pkey' for table 'foo'
ERROR:  Can't find a default operator class for type 1700.


Method (2) do it by hand.
mschout=> create table foo (f1 NUMERIC(3,0));
CREATE
mschout=> CREATE UNIQUE INDEX foo_pkey ON foo (f1);
ERROR:  Can't find a default operator class for type 1700.

If you know how this problem might be fixed, list the solution below:
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