Re: <productname> on SGML files is used for what ?

From: Robert Treat <rob(at)xzilla(dot)net>
To: Marcos Pegoraro <marcos(at)f10(dot)com(dot)br>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>
Subject: Re: <productname> on SGML files is used for what ?
Date: 2026-03-12 18:23:27
Message-ID: CABV9wwOehsQksqom3e2eFK93xuu5p_Spf65PG2CvRz_P+BWFRw@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM Marcos Pegoraro <marcos(at)f10(dot)com(dot)br> wrote:
>
> Em qua., 11 de mar. de 2026 às 14:25, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> escreveu:
>>
>> When to use which tag isn't always clear. When Peter Eisentraut
>> initially did the work, he said just pick the best one, and use
>> <literal> if you are unclear.
>
>
> So, wouldn't it be better to have more labels ? like ...
> gzip, zlib, gzip, LZ4 ... <compressionname>
> Oracle, MySQL, Ingres, Informix, IBM DB2 ... <databasename>
> OpenBSD, AIX, FreeBSD, Windows, ... <osname>
>
> Not a dozen different labels, as it would be difficult to remember which ones are available,
> but perhaps 3 or 4 would better detail what each of these items represents.
> If someone ever wants to have a different style for one of them, it will be easy to change, right ?
>

Aside from theoretical correctness, what user problem does this solve?

Robert Treat
https://xzilla.net

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