On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Dave Page wrote: >>> It might also be useful to create such a database at initdb time so >>> newbies have something interesting to look at right away. > >> No, there is no need to clutter every installation in the world with >> such a database. You could make it an addon module, or a pgfoundry project. > > The whole thing strikes me as extreme overkill, not to mention a > misunderstanding of what an example is supposed to be for. If we're > going to insist that every example in the docs work when > copied-and-pasted into an empty database, then simple and to-the-point > examples will be history. Instead of one-liners we'll have clutter.
That's the point of having a sample database ready to play with. The docs needn't have clutter, but the user can try out any of the examples without needing to setup anything first. It's a simple usability tweak that can help ease the learning curve for new users. -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
