Re: "ALSO" keyword to "CREATE RULE" patch - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: "ALSO" keyword to "CREATE RULE" patch
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Msg-id 200403041452.i24Equw00423@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: "ALSO" keyword to "CREATE RULE" patch  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Fabien COELHO <coelho@cri.ensmp.fr> writes:
> > Most of the patch deals with the documentation, which is rather ugly
> > because it keeps telling about "INSTEAD" vs "non-INSTEAD" rules, as there
> > is no name for the default behavior. I think "ALSO" fixes this issue as it
> > clarifies the explanations.
>
> Hmm ... I find that argument much more convincing than any of the others
> ...
>
> Jan, what do you think?  You invented this command's syntax IIRC.

I thought the syntax came from Berkeley.  We can add ALSO if folks like
it.  I can't think of cases where we have keywords for both on and off
behavior, and allow a default if the keyword is missing.

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