Re: [DOCS] Fix misleading references to columns in GRANT/REVOKE summaries - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [DOCS] Fix misleading references to columns in GRANT/REVOKE summaries
Date
Msg-id 847.1175912697@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [DOCS] Fix misleading references to columns in GRANT/REVOKE summaries  (Russell Smith <mr-russ@pws.com.au>)
Responses Re: [DOCS] Fix misleading references to columns in GRANT/REVOKE summaries  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Re: [DOCS] Fix misleading references to columns in GRANT/REVOKE summaries  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Russell Smith <mr-russ@pws.com.au> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> The entire *point* of that paragraph is that we don't have the
>> feature.  This proposed change is surely not an improvement...
>>
> Maybe removing the entire example would be more helpful.  I don't find
> it clear to have a command outline in a compatibility block.

True, there doesn't seem to be any point in providing a full syntax
summary rather than just saying "the SQL spec says you can grant
privileges on columns but we don't support that yet".

            regards, tom lane

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