Re: [DOCS] Rewording for ALTER TABLE ... ADD table_constraint_using_index

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Josh Kupershmidt <schmiddy(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-docs <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [DOCS] Rewording for ALTER TABLE ... ADD table_constraint_using_index
Date: 2023-11-25 01:07:39
Message-ID: ZWFI2zKneT5xnZIZ@momjian.us
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On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 07:31:53PM -0400, Josh Kupershmidt wrote:
> I'd like to propose the following slight rewording for the note about ALTER
> TABLE ... ADD table_constraint_using_index. The existing text says one may
> "install it [the existing index] as an official constraint".
>
> The "official constraint" phrase sounds like weasel wording to me -- how is a
> UNIQUE constraint more "official" than an UNIQUE index? Then "install" makes it
> sound like some installation process is going on that you should be aware of. I
> like "convert" slightly better instead.

Nine year old patch, but still valid, so applied to master.

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