Re: on SGML files is used for what ? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Treat
Subject Re: on SGML files is used for what ?
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In response to Re: on SGML files is used for what ?  (Marcos Pegoraro <marcos@f10.com.br>)
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On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM Marcos Pegoraro <marcos@f10.com.br> wrote:
>
> Em qua., 11 de mar. de 2026 às 14:25, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> escreveu:
>>
>> When to use which tag isn't always clear.  When Peter Eisentraut
>> initially did the work, he said just pick the best one, and use
>> <literal> if you are unclear.
>
>
> So, wouldn't it be better to have more labels ? like ...
> gzip, zlib, gzip, LZ4 ... <compressionname>
> Oracle, MySQL, Ingres, Informix, IBM DB2 ... <databasename>
> OpenBSD, AIX, FreeBSD, Windows, ... <osname>
>
> Not a dozen different labels, as it would be difficult to remember which ones are available,
> but perhaps 3 or 4 would better detail what each of these items represents.
> If someone ever wants to have a different style for one of them, it will be easy to change, right ?
>

Aside from theoretical correctness, what user problem does this solve?

Robert Treat
https://xzilla.net



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