On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 9:05 PM Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johns...@gmail.com> writes: > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 7:10 PM Michael Paquier <mich...@paquier.xyz> > wrote: > >> Not sure that this is worth changing. The examples work OK when taken > >> in isolation or are able to demonstrate the point they want to show. > >> In short, not all these queries are here to be compatible with the > >> contents in the same area. See for example the case of the "nodes" > >> table on the same page, created nowhere. "tab" is just a more generic > >> table name that's more spread. > > > Clearly this page repeatedly expects tab.x to exist; and for these > queries > > to be executable. This seems like the least invasive way to make that > > expectation reality. > > I'm with Michael here. Only in the tutorial do we expect there to be > a continuing thread of commands that you can just copy-and-paste and > expect to work. I do not think it's reasonable to extend that policy > to the rest of the manual: in other places, there are too many > distinct topics under consideration and too much reason to make > localized changes. > > So much for leaving a place a little nicer when you leave than when you arrived... David J.
