Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-04-06 Thread Tom Lane
Itagaki Takahiro writes: > BTW, why the function was named pg_stat_*user*_functions ? > even though there are no 'all' and 'sys' versions. Well, it ignores built-in functions. Naming the view that way seems like good future-proofing to me --- maybe someday we'll think of a sufficiently low-overh

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-04-06 Thread Tom Lane
Josh Berkus writes: > Bruce, > I drafted a list of major features for the release notes: > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/84ReleaseDraft#List_of_Major_Features_for_release_notes > See if that works for you. I did a small amount of polishing of some of those descriptions.

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-04-06 Thread Itagaki Takahiro
Josh Berkus wrote: > I drafted a list of major features for the release notes: > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/84ReleaseDraft#List_of_Major_Features_for_release_notes s/pg_stat_functions/pg_stat_user_functions/g BTW, why the function was named pg_stat_*user*_functions ? even though there are

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-04-06 Thread Josh Berkus
Bruce, I drafted a list of major features for the release notes: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/84ReleaseDraft#List_of_Major_Features_for_release_notes See if that works for you. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. www.pgexperts.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@po

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-29 Thread Guillaume Smet
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Based on mentions of his name in previous release notes, you are > correct; change committed. Thanks Bruce. -- Guillaume -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http:/

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-28 Thread Bruce Momjian
Guillaume Smet wrote: > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:44 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Guillaume Smet wrote: > >> - "Add -M (query mode) to /contrib/pgbench (ITAGAKI Takahiro)" > >> ->Itagaki san's name inconsistent with other mentions of his name > > > > Above all fixed, thanks. > > I think you fixed

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-28 Thread Bruce Momjian
David E. Wheeler wrote: > On Mar 27, 2009, at 6:40 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > Thanks, text updated: > > > > While semi-joins merely replace existing IN joins, anti-joins > > are a new capability for NOT EXISTS clauses (Tom) This improves > > optimization possibilities. > > I

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-27 Thread David E. Wheeler
On Mar 27, 2009, at 6:40 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote: Thanks, text updated: While semi-joins merely replace existing IN joins, anti-joins are a new capability for NOT EXISTS clauses (Tom) This improves optimization possibilities. I'm not enough of a relational algebra geek to re

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-27 Thread Bruce Momjian
Andrew Gierth wrote: > > "Guillaume" == Guillaume Smet writes: > > Guillaume> - "While semi-joins merely replace existing IN joins, > Guillaume> anti-joins are a new capability for NOT IN and NOT EXIST > Guillaume> clauses (Tom) This improves optimization possibilities." > Guillaume> -> r

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-27 Thread Andrew Gierth
> "Guillaume" == Guillaume Smet writes: Guillaume> - "While semi-joins merely replace existing IN joins, Guillaume> anti-joins are a new capability for NOT IN and NOT EXIST Guillaume> clauses (Tom) This improves optimization possibilities." Guillaume> -> remove the "(Tom)", s/EXIST/EXISTS

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-26 Thread Guillaume Smet
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:44 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Guillaume Smet wrote: >> - "Add -M (query mode) to /contrib/pgbench (ITAGAKI Takahiro)" >> ->Itagaki san's name inconsistent with other mentions of his name > > Above all fixed, thanks. I think you fixed this one the wrong way. It should be

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-26 Thread Bruce Momjian
Greg Stark wrote: > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 1:44 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > >> - "Previously EXPLAIN VERBOSE output an internal representation of the > >> query plan" -> s/output/outputs/ ? > > > > The existing wording seems correct. > > I think Bruce's phrasing was in the past tense. It's a

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-26 Thread Greg Stark
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 1:44 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote: > >> - "Previously EXPLAIN VERBOSE output an internal representation of the >> query plan" -> s/output/outputs/ ? > > The existing wording seems correct. I think Bruce's phrasing was in the past tense. It's a bit weird because the verb form of

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-26 Thread Bruce Momjian
Guillaume Smet wrote: > Bruce, > > Here is the second set of comments: > > - pg_hba.conf: it seems to me the format has changed which may break > existing pg_hba.conf (it broke the default one of the RPM packaging). > We should make it very visible as the format hasn't changed for a > while. I su

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-26 Thread Bruce Momjian
Guillaume Smet wrote: > Hi, > > Just to warn people that I'm making a comprehensive proof reading of > the release notes. > > Here are the first comments: > > - "This was available previously via a configure > --enable-integer-datetimes (Neil Conway)" -> I don't think we need > Neil's name in th

Re: [HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-26 Thread Guillaume Smet
Bruce, Here is the second set of comments: - pg_hba.conf: it seems to me the format has changed which may break existing pg_hba.conf (it broke the default one of the RPM packaging). We should make it very visible as the format hasn't changed for a while. I suppose we'll put it at the top but I ju

[HACKERS] 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2

2009-03-26 Thread Guillaume Smet
Hi, Just to warn people that I'm making a comprehensive proof reading of the release notes. Here are the first comments: - "This was available previously via a configure --enable-integer-datetimes (Neil Conway)" -> I don't think we need Neil's name in the details - "New semi- and ansi-joins (Tom