Re: Wording in TABLESAMPLE documentation

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: paddor(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Wording in TABLESAMPLE documentation
Date: 2016-08-12 15:23:03
Message-ID: 29052.1471015383@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> But now you mention it, I agree with you. Let's put it back to say
> "sample" but also explain where that new sample comes from... my
> attempt to explain this better is in square brackets

> "If REPEATABLE is not given then a new random sample will be taken for
> each query [based upon the global seed value for the current user.]"

I think "global" might have implications we don't want. How about
adding ", based on a system-generated seed"?

regards, tom lane

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