Excerpts from David E. Wheeler's message of mar jun 14 12:33:27 -0400 2011: > On Jun 14, 2011, at 8:03 AM, Tom Lane wrote: > > >> - <command>ALTER TABLE</> is far faster than a bulk operation. > >> + <command>ALTER TABLE</> (to split out a sub-table from the > >> partitioned > >> + table) and <command>DROP TABLE</> (to remove a partition > >> altogether) are > >> + both far faster than a bulk operation. > > > > I think you need to spell out "ALTER TABLE NO INHERIT" if you are going > > to do that. This formulation seems to imply that *any* form of ALTER > > TABLE is fast, which surely ain't the truth. > > > >> However, this introductory text is supposed to be very brief; maybe we > >> should remove mention of specific commands here. > > > > No, I don't think it needs to be that brief. But if you think your > > version is too long, remove the parenthetical remarks. > > +1 I think that would be perfect.
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