Re: Naming of new EXCLUDE constraints - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: Naming of new EXCLUDE constraints
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Msg-id p2r603c8f071004121956z14341cc8r52a0cf23888cfbc2@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Naming of new EXCLUDE constraints  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: Naming of new EXCLUDE constraints  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> Simon Riggs wrote:
>> On Sun, 2010-04-04 at 22:12 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> > Simon Riggs wrote:
>> > >
>> > > How about we call it "exclusivity constraints".
>> > >
>> > > Not much of a change, but helps to differentiate.
>> >
>> > Well, the keyword is EXCLUDE so we could call it "EXCLUDE contraints".
>>
>> If that is the keyword then that is what people will use, agreed.
>>
>> That is poor English, but I think we can reword the sentences to allow
>> that phrase to make sense.
>>
>> e.g. Added capability for EXCLUDE constraints.
>
> I have modified the documentation with the attached patch to call this
> new features "exclude constraints".  Is this what everyone wants?

I don't think we should be changing this without input from a lot more
people.  We had a very, very long dicussion of this when this was
initially under development.  Changing it now seems like a good way to
reopen a can of worms.

...Robert


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