Re: [HACKERS] [Proposal] Allow users to specify multiple tables in VACUUM commands

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> Ugh, really?  Are we sure that the current behavior is anything other
> than a bug?  The idea that VACUUM foo (a) implies ANALYZE doesn't
> really sit very well with me in the first place.  I'd be more inclined
> to reject that with an ERROR complaining that the column list can't be
> specified except for ANALYZE.

Yeah, that's probably more sensible.  I think the rationale was "if you
specify columns you must want the ANALYZE option, so why make you type
that in explicitly?".   But I can see the argument that it's likely to
confuse users who might have a weaker grasp of the semantics.
        regards, tom lane