Re: First draft of PG 19 release notes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: First draft of PG 19 release notes
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Msg-id aibODYK-IYODcxoe@momjian.us
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On Sun, Jun  7, 2026 at 11:43:16PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > * In section E.1.3.1.1 Optimizer, I think the item
> >   "Allow extended statistics on virtual generated columns"
> >   should come before all other items, because it's the only one that
> >   requires user action in order for them to take advantage of it.  All
> >   the other items refer to some optimization that occurs automatically.
> 
> While the first item in each section is the most important, I then list
> later items in groups that have similar characteristics, which I think
> simplifies reading.  While I could order all items in importance order,
> I think it would be much more confusing to read.  Right now the item you
> mention is in a group of items about optimizer statistics.

Actually, if there is no "most important" item in a section, I just
order by placing the largest group of similar items first.  Here are the
detais:

    https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Creating_Major_Release_Notes
    order inside of sections
                   most important item first in section
                      if none, then largest group first
                   group similar items together
                   order group by item importance
                   ideally the last item in a group will relate to the first item in the next group

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