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From: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>
To: blaz@merela.org
To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Potentially misplaced "we trust"
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:20:57 -0500
Message-ID: <b02a3410-9ca9-a067-2984-7867413a860b@2ndquadrant.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20171212103312.20142.33139@wrigleys.postgresql.org>
References: <20171212103312.20142.33139@wrigleys.postgresql.org>

On 12/12/17 05:33, blaz@merela.org wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> 
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/using-explain.html
> Description:
> 
> &quot;(Every correct plan will output the same row set, we trust.)&quot;
> Does this sentence mean that &quot;every correct plan will *in most cases* output
> the same row set&quot;? Or something different altogether?

This is a slightly silly way of saying, if the code is correct, then
every plan will output the same set of rows.

I think it's OK to leave it like that.

-- 
Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services




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