Re: Should we put command options in alphabetical order in the doc?

From: Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)bowt(dot)ie>
To: David Rowley <dgrowleyml(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Should we put command options in alphabetical order in the doc?
Date: 2023-04-18 23:30:06
Message-ID: CAH2-WzkzxyGCLBYR8f9mGNdbR8HZuXX2_79G85=1NwHEeNLcvg@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 4:18 PM David Rowley <dgrowleyml(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> "Importance order" just seems horribly subjective to me.

Alphabetical order seems objectively bad. At least to me.

> I'd be interested to know if you could tell me if SKIP_LOCKED has more
> importance than INDEX_CLEANUP, for example. If you can, it would seem
> like trying to say apples are more important than oranges, or
> vice-versa.

I don't accept your premise that the only thing that matters (or the
most important thing) is adherence to some unambiguous and consistent
order.

--
Peter Geoghegan

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