Excerpts from David E. Wheeler's message of mar jun 14 12:33:27 -0400 2011:
> On Jun 14, 2011, at 8:03 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
>
> >> - <command>ALTER TABLE</> is far faster than a bulk operation.
> >> + <command>ALTER TABLE</> (to split out a sub-table from the partitioned
> >> + table) and <command>DROP TABLE</> (to remove a partition altogether) are
> >> + both far faster than a bulk operation.
> >
> > I think you need to spell out "ALTER TABLE NO INHERIT" if you are going
> > to do that. This formulation seems to imply that *any* form of ALTER
> > TABLE is fast, which surely ain't the truth.
> >
> >> However, this introductory text is supposed to be very brief; maybe we
> >> should remove mention of specific commands here.
> >
> > No, I don't think it needs to be that brief. But if you think your
> > version is too long, remove the parenthetical remarks.
>
> +1 I think that would be perfect.
Done that way (9.0 and beyond).
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