Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-02 Thread Pavan Deolasee
On 5/2/07, Heikki Linnakangas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm going to go with pgdiagnostics. We could short it to just pgdiag, but that feels too short :). We could make it pgdiagfuncs, but that's not much shorter than pgdiagnostics. Just to add more confusion :-), how about pginspect ?

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-02 Thread Zeugswetter Andreas ADI SD
Any suggestions? pgdiagnostics? Yes, I like diagnostics, or internals. I just think forensics isn't going to be understood by the average native English speaker, let alone non-English speakers. I think forensics is ok. The world is currently beeing swamped with related tv shows :-)

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-02 Thread Bruce Momjian
Pavan Deolasee wrote: On 5/2/07, Heikki Linnakangas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm going to go with pgdiagnostics. We could short it to just pgdiag, but that feels too short :). We could make it pgdiagfuncs, but that's not much shorter than pgdiagnostics. Just to add more

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-02 Thread Zdenek Kotala
Heikki Linnakangas wrote: I'm going to go with pgdiagnostics. We could short it to just pgdiag, but that feels too short :). We could make it pgdiagfuncs, but that's not much shorter than pgdiagnostics. pgdiagfn? It is only 8 chars length ;). Zdenek ---(end

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-02 Thread Gregory Stark
Tom Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hmm ... the Oxford English Dictionary defines forensic as pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law. There are also some senses related to argumentation, but nothing specifically about evidence analysis, whether after-the-fact or not. So

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-02 Thread Tom Lane
Gregory Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Incidentally, Tom, were you consulting the dead-tree edition of the OED? I plead guilty to having blown some dust off it before opening it ... but when looking for an authoritative reference, I like things that have got heft to them ...

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-01 Thread Heikki Linnakangas
Any suggestions? pgdiagnostics? I'm happy with forensics myself. Bruce Momjian wrote: Sounds good, though I am worried that forensics will not be a word easily understood by non-native English speakers. --- Heikki

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-01 Thread Bruce Momjian
Heikki Linnakangas wrote: Any suggestions? pgdiagnostics? Yes, I like diagnostics, or internals. I just think forensics isn't going to be understood by the average native English speaker, let alone non-English speakers.

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-01 Thread Tom Lane
Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Heikki Linnakangas wrote: Any suggestions? pgdiagnostics? Yes, I like diagnostics, or internals. I just think forensics isn't going to be understood by the average native English speaker, let alone non-English speakers. diagnostics is a two-dollar

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-01 Thread Heikki Linnakangas
Tom Lane wrote: Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Heikki Linnakangas wrote: Any suggestions? pgdiagnostics? Yes, I like diagnostics, or internals. I just think forensics isn't going to be understood by the average native English speaker, let alone non-English speakers. diagnostics

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-01 Thread Zdenek Kotala
Heikki Linnakangas wrote: Tom Lane wrote: Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Heikki Linnakangas wrote: Any suggestions? pgdiagnostics? Yes, I like diagnostics, or internals. I just think forensics isn't going to be understood by the average native English speaker, let alone

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-01 Thread Florian G. Pflug
Zdenek Kotala wrote: I did not find forensics in translator and It mentions in Oxford vocabulary but explanation is not clear for me. I agree with Bruce It is not good name. What about short form of diagnostic diag? Doesn't forensics basically mean to find the cause of something *after* it

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-01 Thread Tom Lane
Florian G. Pflug [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Doesn't forensics basically mean to find the cause of something *after* it happened, based on traces that the event left behind? Hmm ... the Oxford English Dictionary defines forensic as pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law. There

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-05-01 Thread Heikki Linnakangas
Zdenek Kotala wrote: Heikki Linnakangas wrote: Tom Lane wrote: Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Heikki Linnakangas wrote: Any suggestions? pgdiagnostics? Yes, I like diagnostics, or internals. I just think forensics isn't going to be understood by the average native English

Re: [HACKERS] Heap page diagnostic functions

2007-04-30 Thread Bruce Momjian
Sounds good, though I am worried that forensics will not be a word easily understood by non-native English speakers. --- Heikki Linnakangas wrote: I'm taking over Simon's heap page diagnostic functions to get them into