Re: ltree docs imprecise about sorting order

On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 04:17:50PM +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> 
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/ltree.html
> Description:
> 
> The ltree docs available at
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/ltree.html state "Comparison sorts
> in the order of a tree traversal" without specifying the strategy
> implemented to walk the tree. 
> A quick experiment suggests that the implemented solution is pre-ordered
> depth-first search.
> I suggest the ltree docs be amended to "Comparison sorts in the order of a
> pre-ordered depth-first tree traversal".

[ moved to hackers ]

Can someone confirm this and/or create a patch?

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