Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: > Ugh, really? Are we sure that the current behavior is anything other > than a bug? The idea that VACUUM foo (a) implies ANALYZE doesn't > really sit very well with me in the first place. I'd be more inclined > to reject that with an ERROR complaining that the column list can't be > specified except for ANALYZE.
Yeah, that's probably more sensible. I think the rationale was "if you specify columns you must want the ANALYZE option, so why make you type that in explicitly?". But I can see the argument that it's likely to confuse users who might have a weaker grasp of the semantics. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers