From b04b01638b77ddef33d3e97b1c808352cf988ba2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Thomas G. Lockhart" <lockhart@fourpalms.org>
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 15:47:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Remove disclaimer about exact numeric types. They work now!
---
doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml | 25 ++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index 70352ca85f3..16a00740105 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -364,15 +364,10 @@ The sequence will remain in the database until explicitly dropped using
</caution>
</para>
-<para>
-The <firstterm>exact numerics</firstterm> <type>decimal</type> and
-<type>numeric</type>
-have fully implemented syntax but currently
-(<productname>Postgres</productname> v6.4)
- support only a small range of precision and/or range values.
-The <type>int8</type> type may not be available on all platforms since
-it relies on compiler support for this.
-</para>
+ <para>
+ The <type>int8</type> type may not be available on all platforms since
+ it relies on compiler support for this.
+ </para>
</sect1>
@@ -412,14 +407,10 @@ then the money type should use the monetary conventions defined for
</table>
</para>
-<para>
-<type>numeric</type>
-should eventually replace the money type. It has a
-fully implemented syntax but currently
-(<productname>Postgres</productname> v6.4)
- support only a small range of precision and/or range values
-and cannot adequately substitute for the money type.
-</para>
+ <para>
+ <type>numeric</type>
+ will replace the money type, and should be preferred.
+ </para>
</sect1>
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