Hi, Tom,
Tom Lane wrote:
>> Here's a small patch that adds an appropriate explanation.
>
> If we're going to document these aliases, what of float4, float8, and bool?
> 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 places.
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
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