Re: Release Notes: Major Changes in 8.2 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Release Notes: Major Changes in 8.2
Date
Msg-id 200609261144.k8QBism04019@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Release Notes: Major Changes in 8.2  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Responses Re: Release Notes: Major Changes in 8.2  (Markus Schaber <schabi@logix-tt.com>)
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > I created a major features list for 8.2 and put it into CVS.  Instead of
> > going into detail (meaning the item would not appear in the "Changes"
> > section below, I just highlighted some of the big stuff, and was
> > purposely vague about the details, so people just have an overview of
> > what is below.
> >
> > Let me know how it looks.
> >   
> 
> 
> Some of these just look rather vague. For example:
> 
>     *
> 
>       More control over creating/dropping objects and inheritance
> 
> 
> If I did not know what the features were, that item would convey nothing 
> to me. The fact that you can add/drop the inheritance characteristics of 
> a table after its creation isn't something I would just lump under "more 
> control" - it's a major new feature that will possibly revolutionize the 
> way people use inheritance, especially for partitioning.

OK, split items up:
     <listitem>      <para>       More control over creating and dropping objects      </para>     </listitem>
     <listitem>      <para>       Allow inheritance to be removed from tables      </para>     </listitem>

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