Re: [Fwd: Re: [DOCS] How the planner uses statistics] - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Mark Kirkwood
Subject Re: [Fwd: Re: [DOCS] How the planner uses statistics]
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Msg-id 420C4283.803@coretech.co.nz
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In response to Re: [Fwd: Re: [DOCS] How the planner uses statistics]  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [Fwd: Re: [DOCS] How the planner uses statistics]  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
>
>
> Hmmm ... it strikes me that someone wanting this level of detail
> would be better advised to look into the source code.

I did wonder about about it being better placed in 'internals'
somewhere, but it seemed to follow on from the 'explain' and 'stats'
sections quite well.

>I certainly
> wouldn't want to promise that a chunk of documentation like this
> will stay up-to-date.

Yeah - that is a concern... no doco is better than wrong doco :-)
Mind you, ISTM that the same objection could be leveled at the 'stats'
section....

best wishes

Mark




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