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: | Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: operator exclusion constraints |
Date: | 2009-12-04 16:35:52 |
Message-ID: | 26036.1259944552@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 7:42 PM, Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 19:00 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>>> I'm starting to go through this patch now. I thought the consensus
>>> was to refer to them as just "exclusion constraints"? I'm not seeing
>>> that the word "operator" really adds anything.
>>
>> I assume you're referring to the name used in documentation and error
>> messages. I didn't see a clear consensus, but the relevant thread is
>> here:
>>
>> http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/1258227283.708.108.camel@jdavis
>>
>> "Exclusion Constraints" is fine with me, as are the other options listed
>> in that email.
> Yeah, I don't remember any such consensus either, but it's not a dumb
> name. I have been idly wondering throughout this process whether we
> should try to pick a name that conveys the fact that these constraints
> are inextricably tied to the opclass/index machinery - but I'm not
> sure it's possible to really give that flavor in a short phrase, or
> that it's actually important to do so. IOW... "whatever". :-)
Well, unique constraints are tied to the opclass/index machinery too.
Unless there's loud squawks I'm going to exercise committer's
prerogative and make all the docs and messages just say "exclusion
constraint".
regards, tom lane
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