| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: deprecating =>, take two |
| Date: | 2010-06-21 17:24:23 |
| Message-ID: | 14845.1277141063@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Barring vigorous objections, I will apply these tomorrow so that we
> can consider deprecating => as an operator name in 9.1, for better
> compliance with the SQL standard.
Two documentation comments:
1. Perhaps, rather than
> + The <literal>=></> operator is deprecated and may be removed in a
> + future release. The use of the <literal>hstore(text, text)</literal>
> + function is recommended as an alternative.
write
> + The <literal>=></> operator is deprecated and will be removed in a
> + future release. Use the <literal>hstore(text, text)</literal>
> + function instead.
in particular, s/may/will/ and avoid passive voice in the second sentence.
2. The 8.4 and 8.3 doc patches should include this same paragraph.
regards, tom lane
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