Re: Postgresql documentation/behavior inconsistency
Peter Kovacs wrote:
>I've just installed the latest unstable release of postgresql (v 7.0.2) on
>my machine, and I'm a little confused with an inconsistency in the local
>documentation and the docs provided at Postgresql.org.
>
>On this page: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/tutorial/advanced.htm#AEN1494
>it says that the "Select * from cities*" is old, deprecated
>behavior. However in my local copy the documentation reflects that as the
>current behavior.
>
>As far as I can tell 7.0.2 is the latest. Does anybody know the source of
>the inconsistency? I'd really rather prefer the behavior documented at
>the site (by default the query examines subclasses).
7.0.2 uses the behaviour from your local documentation
(SELECT * FROM cities*)
The behaviour documented at www.postgresql.org will be that of release
7.1, but seems to have made its way prematurely into public view.
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