Re: Questions about 9.0 release note - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Questions about 9.0 release note
Date
Msg-id 201004010019.o310JuM05080@momjian.us
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In response to Questions about 9.0 release note  (Takahiro Itagaki <itagaki.takahiro@oss.ntt.co.jp>)
Responses Re: Questions about 9.0 release note  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Takahiro Itagaki wrote:
> Hi, I have some questions about 9.0 release note.
> I'd like to work for some of them if required. Comments welcome.
> 
> * Allow per-tablespace sequential and random page cost variables
>   (seq_page_cost/(random_page_cost)) via ALTER TABLESPACE ... SET/RESET

That is a bug, fixed.

> Are those parentheses around random_page_cost intentional?
> They seems to mean just "(seq_page_cost and random_page_cost)".
> 
> * EXCLUDE constraints has no tags to be linked.
> The item in release note is pointing the following page,
> http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/sql-createtable.html#SQL-CREATETABLE-DESCRIPTION
> but the actual description about EXCLUDE constraints are in the subentry
> of "Parameters" section. Can we add a tag to <varlistentry> for EXCLUDE?

I was hesitant to add an 'id' link just for the 9.0 docs, but I have now
added a link and linked to it.

> * "EXCLUDE constraints" is not indexed from the Index page.
> Should we have for it? Unique Constraints have a section for them:
> http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/ddl-constraints.html#AEN2431

I am unclear if exclude really belongs there because that section
contains mostly basic features.

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