Re: Minor improvement to delete.sgml

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Etsuro Fujita <fujita(dot)etsuro(at)lab(dot)ntt(dot)co(dot)jp>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Minor improvement to delete.sgml
Date: 2016-10-18 17:51:54
Message-ID: CA+TgmoYkVMG2UUSkdqP+Jnmo33qsnMOf7MzxCnt5XQDOR7cn6g@mail.gmail.com
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On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 12:05 AM, Etsuro Fujita
<fujita(dot)etsuro(at)lab(dot)ntt(dot)co(dot)jp> wrote:
> I think it's better to mention that an alias is needed for the target table
> specified in the USING clause of a DELETE statement, to set up a self-join,
> as the documentation on the from_list parameter of UPDATE does. Please find
> attached a patch.

The statement you are proposing to add to the documentation isn't true.

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Robert Haas
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