On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:40:38PM -0500, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The attached patch (against git head)
> normalizes "search_path" as the thing indexed
> and uses a secondary index term to distinguish
> the configuration parameter from the run-time
> setting.
>
> "search path" the concept remains distinguished
> in the index from "search_path" the setting/config param.
> It's hard to say whether it's useful to make this
> distinction. From a practical perspective it's easy
> for the eye to stop scanning when the indent
> level changes and so fail to notice that both
> "search path" and "search_path" are index
> entries. At least the index is a
> lot more tidy than before.
I have applied a modified version of your patch that creates separate
secondary index references for search_path.
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+ It's impossible for everything to be true. +
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
new file mode 100644
index b7df8ce..5f47c1f
*** a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
--- b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
*************** COPY postgres_log FROM '/full/path/to/lo
*** 4778,4784 ****
<varlistentry id="guc-search-path" xreflabel="search_path">
<term><varname>search_path</varname> (<type>string</type>)</term>
<indexterm>
! <primary><varname>search_path</> configuration parameter</primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>path</><secondary>for schemas</></>
<listitem>
--- 4778,4785 ----
<varlistentry id="guc-search-path" xreflabel="search_path">
<term><varname>search_path</varname> (<type>string</type>)</term>
<indexterm>
! <primary><varname>search_path</></primary>
! <secondary>configuration parameter</secondary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>path</><secondary>for schemas</></>
<listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 207de9b..929d29c
*** a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
--- b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
*************** CREATE TABLE public.products ( ... );
*** 1735,1741 ****
</para>
<indexterm>
! <primary><varname>search_path</varname> configuration parameter</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
--- 1735,1742 ----
</para>
<indexterm>
! <primary><varname>search_path</varname></primary>
! <secondary>run-time setting</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 48160b2..1f6c134
*** a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
--- b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
*************** SELECT * FROM dup(42);
*** 674,680 ****
<title>Writing <literal>SECURITY DEFINER</literal> Functions Safely</title>
<indexterm>
! <primary><varname>search_path</varname> configuration parameter</>
<secondary>use in securing functions</>
</indexterm>
--- 674,680 ----
<title>Writing <literal>SECURITY DEFINER</literal> Functions Safely</title>
<indexterm>
! <primary><varname>search_path</varname></>
<secondary>use in securing functions</>
</indexterm>
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