Re: [PATCH] DOCS: Add introductory paragraph to Getting Started chapter

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: vellaipandiyan sm <vellaipandiyan(dot)sm(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] DOCS: Add introductory paragraph to Getting Started chapter
Date: 2026-05-27 00:14:01
Message-ID: ahY3SUrT7V3jnCX6@momjian.us
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On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 11:03:33AM +0530, vellaipandiyan sm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This patch adds a short introductory paragraph to the
> Getting Started chapter in the documentation.
>
> The paragraph provides a short overview of the topics covered
> in the chapter and helps improve readability for new users.

Uh, this just duplcites the table of contents, which appears just above
the text:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/tutorial-start.html

I don't see the point in adding this text.

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>
> Thanks.
>
> Vellaipandiyan
>

> From 994135bc74222ea7871afd544dcf21fa1f8f4ef6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: vellaipandiyansm <vellaipandiyan(dot)sm(at)gmail(dot)com>
> Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 05:31:55 +0000
> Subject: [PATCH] Add introductory paragraph to Getting Started chapter
>
> ---
> doc/src/sgml/start.sgml | 7 ++++++-
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
> index 0263a70..5bad9a8 100644
> --- a/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
> +++ b/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
> @@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
>
> <chapter id="tutorial-start">
> <title>Getting Started</title>
> -
> +<para>
> +This chapter introduces the basics of working with
> +<productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. It explains how to
> +install the software, describes basic architectural concepts,
> +and shows you how to create and access a database.
> +</para>
> <sect1 id="tutorial-install">
> <title>Installation</title>
>
> --
> 2.53.0
>

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