Re: SGML cleanup

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>
To: Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SGML cleanup
Date: 2004-08-23 01:09:32
Message-ID: 20040823010932.GA5489@dcc.uchile.cl
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On Sun, Aug 22, 2004 at 02:48:23PM -0700, Neil Conway wrote:

While you are at it ...

> <listitem>
> <para>
> A new version of the <application>plperl</> server-side language now
> ! supports a persistent shared storage area, triggers, returning records
> ! and arrays of records, and SPI calls to access the database.
> </para>
> </listitem>

"arrays of records" seems inaccurate; how about "set of records"
instead?

> <para>
> ! The SQL2003 standard specifies that the keyword
> ! <literal>SAVEPOINT</> is mandatory. <productname>PostgreSQL</> and
> ! <productname>Oracle</> allow the <literal>SAVEPOINT</literal>
> ! keyword to be omitted. SQL2003 allows only <literal>WORK</>, not

Why are we mentioning Oracle behavior at all?

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Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>)
"El número de instalaciones de UNIX se ha elevado a 10,
y se espera que este número aumente" (UPM, 1972)

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