Re: New "function tables" in V13 documentation

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Josef Šimánek <josef(dot)simanek(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>, Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>, Thomas Kellerer <shammat(at)gmx(dot)net>, Postgres General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: New "function tables" in V13 documentation
Date: 2020-11-09 20:59:17
Message-ID: 1998401.1604955557@sss.pgh.pa.us
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=?UTF-8?B?Sm9zZWYgxaBpbcOhbmVr?= <josef(dot)simanek(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> But it is not clear for me what exactly was the problem with the old
> format. Is there any discussion anyone can point me to to ensure I'll
> not just revive the old problems, but improve the overall situation?

The primary discussion threads for this change were

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/9326.1581457869%40sss.pgh.pa.us

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/8691.1586798003%40sss.pgh.pa.us

There are a lot of older threads about content (not layout) deficiencies
in our docs that were practically impossible to fix under the old format;
here's one:

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/158110996889.1089.4224139874633222837%40wrigleys.postgresql.org

regards, tom lane

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