Re: typo found. - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: typo found.
Date
Msg-id 200012111826.NAA13979@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: typo found.  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Changed to Negator.


> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> > The way it is now (before your patch/after backout) is correct.
>
> Agreed.  The entry in question is for oprrsortop, which certainly
> applies to the right-hand type not the left-hand.
>
> I do have a gripe with the entry just above that for "oprnegate":
> it defines the oprnegate field as linking to the "inverse" operator.
> This is not correct for the generally understood meaning of inverse.
> I'd say just write "Negator of this operator, if any".  If anyone isn't
> sure about that, they can read about it in xoper.html ... but "inverse"
> is likely to leave people believing the wrong thing.
>
>             regards, tom lane
>


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