Re: ltree docs imprecise about sorting order

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: pierre(at)vennin(dot)net, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: ltree docs imprecise about sorting order
Date: 2024-10-17 01:02:48
Message-ID: ZxBiOIuP6EIOvhBc@momjian.us
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On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 04:17:50PM +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/ltree.html
> Description:
>
> The ltree docs available at
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/ltree.html state "Comparison sorts
> in the order of a tree traversal" without specifying the strategy
> implemented to walk the tree.
> A quick experiment suggests that the implemented solution is pre-ordered
> depth-first search.
> I suggest the ltree docs be amended to "Comparison sorts in the order of a
> pre-ordered depth-first tree traversal".

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Can someone confirm this and/or create a patch?

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