Re: Release note bloat is getting out of hand - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David Fetter
Subject Re: Release note bloat is getting out of hand
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Msg-id 20150203150403.GB32623@fetter.org
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In response to Re: Release note bloat is getting out of hand  ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>)
Responses Re: Release note bloat is getting out of hand  (Marko Tiikkaja <marko@joh.to>)
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On Mon, Feb 02, 2015 at 08:56:19PM -0000, Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
> Robert Haas wrote:
> > but there are times when it's easier to find out what release 
> > introduced a feature by looking at the release notes, and it's 
> > certainly more useful if you want to send a link to someone who 
> > is not git-aware illustrating the results of your search.
> >
> > Well, maybe I'm the only one who is doing this and it's not worth
> > worrying about it just for me.  But I do it, all the same.
> 
> I do this *all the time*. Please don't mess with the release notes.
> Except to put them all on one page for easy searching. That would 
> be awesome.

Truly awesome.  When supporting older versions, being able to find
precisely when a feature was introduced in a single search through a
file, or "find in page," for those using web browsers, would really
smooth off some burrs.

Cheers,
David.
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