Re: [Proposal] Allow users to specify multiple tables in VACUUM commands

On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 12:03 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>> Ugh, really? Are we sure that the current behavior is anything other
>> than a bug? The idea that VACUUM foo (a) implies ANALYZE doesn't
>> really sit very well with me in the first place. I'd be more inclined
>> to reject that with an ERROR complaining that the column list can't be
>> specified except for ANALYZE.
>
> Yeah, that's probably more sensible. I think the rationale was "if you
> specify columns you must want the ANALYZE option, so why make you type
> that in explicitly?". But I can see the argument that it's likely to
> confuse users who might have a weaker grasp of the semantics.
>

I'd not known such VACUUM behavior so I was a bit surprised but
considering consistency with current behavior I thought that is not
bad idea. But complaining with error seems more sensible.

Regards,

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