Thread: pgsql: Add contraint exclusion section to contraint docs.
pgsql: Add contraint exclusion section to contraint docs.
From
momjian@postgresql.org (Bruce Momjian)
Date:
Log Message:
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Add contraint exclusion section to contraint docs.
Takahiro Itagaki
Modified Files:
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pgsql/doc/src/sgml:
ddl.sgml (r1.90 -> r1.91)
(http://anoncvs.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml?r1=1.90&r2=1.91)
2010/4/1 Bruce Momjian <momjian@postgresql.org>: > Log Message: > ----------- > Add contraint exclusion section to contraint docs. > > Takahiro Itagaki > > Modified Files: > -------------- > pgsql/doc/src/sgml: > ddl.sgml (r1.90 -> r1.91) > (http://anoncvs.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml?r1=1.90&r2=1.91) Obviously, you mean exclusion constraint and not constraint exclusion - yet another case of the bad choice of name showing up :P (contents of the patch seem to get it right, though) -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
Magnus Hagander wrote: > 2010/4/1 Bruce Momjian <momjian@postgresql.org>: > > Log Message: > > ----------- > > Add contraint exclusion section to contraint docs. > > > > Takahiro Itagaki > > > > Modified Files: > > -------------- > > ? ?pgsql/doc/src/sgml: > > ? ? ? ?ddl.sgml (r1.90 -> r1.91) > > ? ? ? ?(http://anoncvs.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml?r1=1.90&r2=1.91) > > > Obviously, you mean exclusion constraint and not constraint exclusion > - yet another case of the bad choice of name showing up :P > > (contents of the patch seem to get it right, though) Yea. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com
On Thu, 2010-04-01 at 09:51 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Magnus Hagander wrote: > > 2010/4/1 Bruce Momjian <momjian@postgresql.org>: > > > Log Message: > > > ----------- > > > Add contraint exclusion section to contraint docs. > > > > > > Takahiro Itagaki > > > > > > Modified Files: > > > -------------- > > > ? ?pgsql/doc/src/sgml: > > > ? ? ? ?ddl.sgml (r1.90 -> r1.91) > > > ? ? ? ?(http://anoncvs.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml?r1=1.90&r2=1.91) > > > > > > Obviously, you mean exclusion constraint and not constraint exclusion > > - yet another case of the bad choice of name showing up :P > > > > (contents of the patch seem to get it right, though) > > Yea. How about we call it "exclusivity constraints". Not much of a change, but helps to differentiate. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com
Simon Riggs wrote: > On Thu, 2010-04-01 at 09:51 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Magnus Hagander wrote: > > > 2010/4/1 Bruce Momjian <momjian@postgresql.org>: > > > > Log Message: > > > > ----------- > > > > Add contraint exclusion section to contraint docs. > > > > > > > > Takahiro Itagaki > > > > > > > > Modified Files: > > > > -------------- > > > > ? ?pgsql/doc/src/sgml: > > > > ? ? ? ?ddl.sgml (r1.90 -> r1.91) > > > > ? ? ? ?(http://anoncvs.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml?r1=1.90&r2=1.91) > > > > > > > > > Obviously, you mean exclusion constraint and not constraint exclusion > > > - yet another case of the bad choice of name showing up :P > > > > > > (contents of the patch seem to get it right, though) > > > > Yea. > > 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". -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com
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. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com