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From: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:50:45 -0700
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Subject: Re: doc: create table improvements
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>, Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>,
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On Thursday, March 26, 2026, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
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>
> This does make the first-quoted synopsis line a little longer than
> David had it, but it's still not any longer than several other
> lines in the CREATE TABLE synopsis.  So let's call it good and
> not let line length minimization push us into a confusing grammar.


Makes sense.


>
> Pushed like that.


Thank you.

David J.

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On Thursday, March 26, 2026, Tom Lane &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.=
us">tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</a>&gt; wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br>
This does make the first-quoted synopsis line a little longer than<br>
David had it, but it&#39;s still not any longer than several other<br>
lines in the CREATE TABLE synopsis.=C2=A0 So let&#39;s call it good and<br>
not let line length minimization push us into a confusing grammar.</blockqu=
ote><div><br></div><div>Makes sense.</div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex">
<br>
Pushed like that.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Thank you.</div><div><br>=
</div><div>David J.</div><div><br></div>

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