Re: GUCs to control abbreviated sort keys

On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 05:16:01PM -0800, Jeff Davis wrote:

> + <varlistentry id="guc-sort-abbreviated-keys" xreflabel="sort_abbreviated_keys">
> + <term><varname>sort_abbreviated_keys</varname> (<type>boolean</type>)
> + <indexterm>
> + <primary><varname>sort_abbreviated_keys</varname> configuration parameter</primary>
> + </indexterm>
> + </term>
> + <listitem>
> + <para>
> + Enables or disables the use of abbreviated sort keys, an optimization,
> + if applicable. The default is <literal>true</literal>. Disabling may

I think "an optimization, if applicable" is either too terse, or somehow
wrong. Maybe:

| Enables or disables the use of abbreviated keys, a sort optimization...

> + optimization could return wrong results. Set to
> + <literal>true</literal> if certain that <function>strxfrm()</function>
> + can be trusted.

"if you are certain"; or "if it is ..."

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Justin