Re: psql: bogus descriptions displayed by \d+

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> On ons, 2011-07-27 at 18:08 -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
>> Also, while it may be true that we haven't used the term specifically
>> in SQL sypnoses, it's been extensively used in other parts of the
>> documentation, in the names of system functions such as
>> pg_relation_size(),
>
> Well, that thing is just the pinnacle of silliness, because we have
> pg_relation_size() and pg_table_size(), which have confusingly different
> behaviors.

Yeah, I just got flummoxed by that yesterday. Still, the name's out there...

>>  and in user-visible error messages (cd
>> src/backend/po; git grep relation), so I think you may be trying to
>> close the barn door after the horse has got out.
>
> No, I'm trying to catch the horse. ;-)

Fair enough, but I think you're not running fast enough (yet).

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