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Expose the standard error functions as SQL-callable functions. These are expected to be useful to people working with normal distributions, and we use them here to test the distribution from random_normal(). Since these functions are defined in the POSIX and C99 standards, they should in theory be available on all supported platforms. If that turns out not to be the case, more work will be needed. On all platforms tested so far, using extra_float_digits = -1 in the regression tests is sufficient to allow for variations between implementations. However, past experience has shown that there are almost certainly going to be additional unexpected portability issues, so these tests may well need further adjustments, based on the buildfarm results. Dean Rasheed, reviewed by Nathan Bossart and Thomas Munro. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAEZATCXv5fi7+Vu-POiyai+ucF95+YMcCMafxV+eZuN1B-=MkQ@mail.gmail.com