X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@postgresql.org Received: from localhost (wm.hub.org [200.46.204.128]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92A469FC19C; Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:14:37 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.128]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 74804-09; Sat, 26 Aug 2006 17:14:34 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from fetter.org (start.fetter.org [66.92.188.65]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 564DD9FC199; Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:14:34 -0300 (ADT) Received: by fetter.org (Postfix, from userid 500) id 458FBF3D3CB; Sat, 26 Aug 2006 10:14:33 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 10:14:33 -0700 From: David Fetter To: Bruce Momjian Cc: PostgreSQL-development , PostgreSQL-documentation , Peter Eisentraut Subject: Re: [HACKERS] New XML section for documentation Message-ID: <20060826171433.GN11427@fetter.org> References: <20060826150448.GJ11427@fetter.org> <200608261648.k7QGmWk04757@momjian.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200608261648.k7QGmWk04757@momjian.us> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests= X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200608/52 X-Sequence-Number: 3670 On Sat, Aug 26, 2006 at 12:48:32PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > David Fetter wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 08:37:19PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > Speaking of other parts of the SQL:2003 standard, how about one > > > > section each that mentions them? There's > > > > > > > > Part 4: SQL/PSM (Persistent Stored Modules) > > > > Part 9: SQL/MED (Management of External Data) (my favorite) > > > > Part 10: SQL/OLB (Object Language Binding) > > > > Part 11: SQL/Schemata > > > > Part 13: SQL/JRT (Java Routines and Types) > > > > > > I don't know anything about them. > > > > We claim SQL standard compliance, so since those are part of > > SQL:2003, we probably ought to mention them. SQL/PSM is a > > programming language that lives inside the database, and DB2 and > > MySQL have it. SQL/MED lets people talk to other data stores. > > SQL/OLB appears to be derived from equel, which we have as ecpg. > > SQL/Schemata contains the information schema. SQL/JRT appears to > > bear some similarity to PL/Java and PL/J. > > I think the big question is whether we are ever going to implement > these? I think we need to decide that before I mention them. The SQL/Schemata thing is already in. I think we should at least mention which features that we already have are from what part of the standard. As far as the rest of the standard goes, we might want to mention whether we've even considered any of each piece in the TODO list, and what sub-pieces, if any, are already included/scheduled/too silly to contemplate :) Cheers, D -- David Fetter http://fetter.org/ phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Skype: davidfetter Remember to vote!