</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>
</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>