Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51D549FB1FF for ; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 06:41:35 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 67846-08 for ; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 06:41:32 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from mail.logix-tt.com (mail.logix-tt.com [212.211.145.186]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 959259FA25D for ; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 06:41:31 -0300 (ADT) Received: from kingfisher.intern.logix-tt.com (p549D1602.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [84.157.22.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.logix-tt.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 621E765995 for ; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 11:43:56 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kingfisher.intern.logix-tt.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1528E185BE2B4 for ; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 11:41:29 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <452381C8.5090804@logix-tt.com> Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:41:28 +0200 From: Markus Schaber Organization: Logical Tracking and Tracing International AG, Switzerland User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: PostgreSQL-development hackers Subject: Re: timestamptz alias References: <45218F90.1050303@logix-tt.com> <794403F6-6CB5-4726-806C-5EF76D64C7E3@themactionfaction.com> <34B58049-42F3-468D-AA2A-AE79DC8FB244@decibel.org> <45222B63.2070608@logix-tt.com> <26117.1159889582@sss.pgh.pa.us> In-Reply-To: <26117.1159889582@sss.pgh.pa.us> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-ripemd160; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig2419A7586527B5F1DDE46514" X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.207 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, FORGED_RCVD_HELO X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200610/206 X-Sequence-Number: 92103 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig2419A7586527B5F1DDE46514 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Tom, Tom Lane wrote: >> Here's a small patch that adds an appropriate explanation. >=20 > If we're going to document these aliases, what of float4, float8, and b= ool? > Also, although the docs mention int2/int4/int8, it's more or less left > to the reader's imagination to deduce what they are. > > Perhaps it'd be better to provide a small table of recognized type > aliases, rather than inserting equivalent notes into three or four plac= es. It's not only about documenting the pure existence of the aliases (which was already documented in the table on the datatype TOC page), it's also about telling the user which of the names are the ones to avoid, and the reasons to do so. HTH, Markus --=20 Markus Schaber | Logical Tracking&Tracing International AG Dipl. Inf. | Software Development GIS Fight against software patents in Europe! www.ffii.org www.nosoftwarepatents.org --------------enig2419A7586527B5F1DDE46514 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFI4HIyHQIGEs7eeARA4l3AKD2N5osrZpy7b7zXLXNDqNgK9JC9gCg5JS6 gqBOw9e1SP40tyVduSq8Lp4= =MV74 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig2419A7586527B5F1DDE46514--