[DOCS] [PATCH] Clarify semantics of restore_command exit status

2016-03-23 Thread Andreas Seltenreich
Hi, the documentation is not clear about which of the non-zero exit codes of a restore_command are considered FATAL and which are considered a temporary failure. I had to look at the source to find the answer. Proposed fix below. regards, Andreas diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/

Re: [DOCS] What is the meaning of the N string operator ?

2015-06-07 Thread Andreas Seltenreich
Danilo Fortunato writes: > Can anybody explain the meaning of the N string operator ? > Is there a section in the PostgreSQL documentation that describes it ? I couldn't find it in the manual either, but using it seems to yield values of type char instead of varchar/text: , | scratch=# selec

[DOCS] [PATCH] doc: Fix typo in logicaldecoding.sgml.

2015-06-05 Thread Andreas Seltenreich
Just stumbled across this one... thanks, andreas --- doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml index 5fa2f77..f58f8ca 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/logicaldecoding.sgml +

Re: [DOCS] Texinfo docs/target

2006-10-04 Thread Andreas Seltenreich
Bruce Momjian writes: > Patch applied. Thanks. Here's a small update to pass the basename of the target as a stylesheet parameter. This makes the resulting info file work properly when compressed or split. It also prevents Debian's "install-info" script from choking. Thanks, andreas Index: d

[DOCS] bug in psql-ref

2006-09-28 Thread Andreas Seltenreich
While testing the texinfo target, I noticed the following bug in the psql reference. Declaring a printed character as part of the control sequence is likely to confuse readline about what is on the screen, causing unreliable line editing. Patch attached. regards, andreas Index: doc/src/sgml/ref

Re: [DOCS] Texinfo docs/target

2006-09-28 Thread Andreas Seltenreich
Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Andreas Seltenreich wrote: >> Now I'm wondering, if it'd be worth fixing the index and some minor >> encoding deficiencies (e.g. medium-length dashes end up as >> "[mdash]"), and adding Autoconf support

[DOCS] Texinfo docs/target

2005-11-19 Thread Andreas Seltenreich
I've been using a texinfo (more precisely: info) version of the docs for some weeks now, and really came to love it. It is still the version I mentioned here: Now I'm wondering, if it'd be worth fixing the index and some minor enc

[DOCS] [patch] Typo in ECPG Docs

2005-05-09 Thread Andreas Seltenreich
Hi, I just stumbled across a spurious indefinite article in the ECPG docs. See the attached patch. Speaking of indefinite articles, there seems to be some inconsistency in using "a SQL ..." and "an SQL ..." throughout the docs. This could probably be easily fixed using a script, but I'm not sure