Here is the patch I promised (against current). Regression tests all
passed. One thing I have not checked is the doc(lock.sgml). For some
reason I failed to install docbook V4.2 (I have working docbook V3.1
though), and I couldn't test the correctness of the file. Also, it
would be nice if some one checks my English grammer:-)
--
Tatsuo Ishii
> It seems "NOWAIT" is the winner...
> --
> Tatsuo Ishii
>
> > Oracle uses "NOWAIT" so we should go for that one.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Hans
> >
> >
> >
> > Tatsuo Ishii wrote:
> > > If "NOWAIT" is the choice, I could live with it. If there's no
> > > objection, I will go with "NOWAIT", not "NO WAIT".
> > > --
> > > Tatsuo Ishii
> > >
> > >
> > >>Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii(at)sra(dot)co(dot)jp> writes:
> > >>
> > >>>LOCK TABLE table NO WAIT is OK for 7.5? If ok, I will make patches
> > >>>against current with some docs changes.
> > >>
> > >>Dept of minor gripes: can we do this without turning "NO" into a
> > >>keyword? Even as a nonreserved word, I think that would be annoying.
> > >>"no" is a common abbreviation for "number" so I think it's likely to
> > >>get used as a column name.
> > >>
> > >>If Oracle spells it "NOWAIT" then I'd be much happier with that...
> > >>
> > >> regards, tom lane
> > >>
> > >
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