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authorRobert Haas <rhaas@postgresql.org>2016-12-23 07:35:01 -0500
committerRobert Haas <rhaas@postgresql.org>2016-12-23 07:35:01 -0500
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Remove sql_inheritance GUC.
This backward-compatibility GUC is long overdue for removal. Discussion: http://postgr.es/m/CA+TgmoYe+EG7LdYX6pkcNxr4ygkP4+A=jm9o-CPXyOvRiCNwaQ@mail.gmail.com
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@@ -145,11 +145,9 @@ FROM <replaceable>table_reference</replaceable> <optional>, <replaceable>table_r
<para>
Instead of writing <literal>ONLY</> before the table name, you can write
<literal>*</> after the table name to explicitly specify that descendant
- tables are included. Writing <literal>*</> is not necessary since that
- behavior is the default (unless you have changed the setting of the <xref
- linkend="guc-sql-inheritance"> configuration option). However writing
- <literal>*</> might be useful to emphasize that additional tables will be
- searched.
+ tables are included. There is no real reason to use this syntax any more,
+ because searching descendent tables is now always the default behavior.
+ However, it is supported for compatibility with older releases.
</para>
<sect3 id="queries-join">