sum() on int2 and int4 columns now uses an int8, not numeric, accumulator
for speed reasons; its result type also changes to int8. avg() on these datatypes now accumulates the running sum in int8 for speed; but we still deliver the final result as numeric, so that fractional accuracy is preserved. count() now counts and returns in int8, not int4. I am a little nervous about this possibly breaking users' code, but there didn't seem to be a strong sentiment for avoiding the problem. If we get complaints during beta, we can change count back to int4 and add a "count8" aggregate. For that matter, users can do it for themselves with a simple CREATE AGGREGATE command; the int4inc function is still present, so no C hacking is needed. Also added max() and min() aggregates for OID that do proper unsigned comparison, instead of piggybacking on int4 aggregates. initdb forced.
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