From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200601030204.k0324p324245@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: CONSTRAINT syntax in ALTER TABLE
In-Reply-To: <20060102214613.GM39326@pervasive.com>
To: "Jim C. Nasby" <jnasby@pervasive.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 21:04:50 -0500 (EST)
CC: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
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Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> Maybe it's just me, but I find it annoying that the ALTER TABLE docs
> say to look at the CREATE TABLE docs for info on CONSTRAINT syntax. ISTM
> it would be much better to:
> 
> Include the docs in both places, or
> Break constraint syntax/info into it's own page
> 
> A last-resort would be to still refer to CREATE TABLE, but at least make
> it link to the actual constraint section, instead of just linking to the
> top of the page as it does now.

I like that last idea.  I don't think duplicate documentation or a
separate section are a win.

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