[HACKERS] Documentation: references to old versions

2013-02-12 Thread Pavan Deolasee
While reading some documentation, I noticed that we have references to past releases. For example, http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/xfunc-c.html mentions A magic block is required as of PostgreSQL 8.2. Sure, this is true even as of 9.2 or even 9.3. There are a few more such references

Re: [HACKERS] Documentation: references to old versions

2013-02-12 Thread Dave Page
Hi On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Pavan Deolasee pavan.deola...@gmail.comwrote: While reading some documentation, I noticed that we have references to past releases. For example, http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/xfunc-c.html mentions A magic block is required as of PostgreSQL 8.2.

Re: [HACKERS] Documentation: references to old versions

2013-02-12 Thread Pavan Deolasee
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Dave Page dp...@pgadmin.org wrote: The phrasing as of 8.2 basically means from 8.2 onwards. Changing the version there would make the text incorrect. Ah Ok. Thanks for clarifying. My bad English. Thanks, Pavan -- Pavan Deolasee

Re: [HACKERS] Documentation: references to old versions

2013-02-12 Thread Albe Laurenz
Pavan Deolasee wrote: While reading some documentation, I noticed that we have references to past releases. For example, http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/xfunc-c.html mentions A magic block is required as of PostgreSQL 8.2. Sure, this is true even as of 9.2 or even 9.3. There are a

Re: [HACKERS] Documentation: references to old versions

2013-02-12 Thread Magnus Hagander
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Dave Page dp...@pgadmin.org wrote: Hi On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Pavan Deolasee pavan.deola...@gmail.com wrote: While reading some documentation, I noticed that we have references to past releases. For example,

Re: [HACKERS] Documentation: references to old versions

2013-02-12 Thread Tom Lane
Magnus Hagander mag...@hagander.net writes: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Dave Page dp...@pgadmin.org wrote: The phrasing as of 8.2 basically means from 8.2 onwards. Changing the version there would make the text incorrect. In theory we could remove that reference completely since any

Re: [HACKERS] Documentation: references to old versions

2013-02-12 Thread Magnus Hagander
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Tom Lane t...@sss.pgh.pa.us wrote: Magnus Hagander mag...@hagander.net writes: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Dave Page dp...@pgadmin.org wrote: The phrasing as of 8.2 basically means from 8.2 onwards. Changing the version there would make the text