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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/intro-ag.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/intro-ag.sgml index 9693d3a68ed..83d18555c34 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/intro-ag.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/intro-ag.sgml @@ -1,28 +1,42 @@ -<Chapter Id="intro-ag"> -<TITLE>Introduction</TITLE> + <chapter id="intro-ag"> + <title>Introduction</title> -<Para> - This document is the Administrator's Manual for the - <Ulink url="http://postgresql.org/"><ProductName>PostgreSQL</ProductName></Ulink> - database management system, originally developed at the University - of California at Berkeley. + <para> + This document is the Administrator's Manual for the + <ulink url="http://postgresql.org/"><productname>PostgreSQL</productname></ulink> + database management system, originally developed at the University + of California at Berkeley. -<ProductName>PostgreSQL</ProductName> is based on - <Ulink url="http://s2k-ftp.CS.Berkeley.EDU:8000/postgres/postgres.html"> - <ProductName>Postgres release 4.2</ProductName></Ulink>. -The <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> project, - led by Professor Michael Stonebraker, was sponsored by the - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (<Acronym>DARPA</Acronym>), the - Army Research Office (<Acronym>ARO</Acronym>), the National Science - Foundation (<Acronym>NSF</Acronym>), and ESL, Inc. -</Para> + <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is based on + <ulink url="http://s2k-ftp.CS.Berkeley.EDU:8000/postgres/postgres.html"> + <productname>Postgres release 4.2</productname></ulink>. + The <productname>Postgres</productname> project, + led by Professor Michael Stonebraker, was sponsored by the + Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (<acronym>DARPA</acronym>), the + Army Research Office (<acronym>ARO</acronym>), the National Science + Foundation (<acronym>NSF</acronym>), and ESL, Inc. + </para> -&info; + &info; + ¬ation; + &y2k; + &legal; -¬ation; + </chapter> -&y2k; - -&legal; - -</Chapter> +<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file +Local variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-omittag:nil +sgml-shorttag:t +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-always-quote-attributes:t +sgml-indent-step:1 +sgml-indent-data:t +sgml-parent-document:nil +sgml-default-dtd-file:"./reference.ced" +sgml-exposed-tags:nil +sgml-local-catalogs:"/usr/lib/sgml/CATALOG" +sgml-local-ecat-files:nil +End: +--> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/intro-pg.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/intro-pg.sgml index 98b16b1601e..b1620238024 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/intro-pg.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/intro-pg.sgml @@ -1,48 +1,62 @@ -<Chapter Id="intro-pg"> -<TITLE>Introduction</TITLE> - -<Para> -This document is the programmer's manual for the -<Ulink url="http://postgresql.org/"><ProductName>PostgreSQL</ProductName></Ulink> -database management system, originally developed at the University -of California at Berkeley. - -<ProductName>PostgreSQL</ProductName> is based on - <Ulink url="http://s2k-ftp.CS.Berkeley.EDU:8000/postgres/postgres.html"> - <ProductName>Postgres release 4.2</ProductName></Ulink>. -The <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> project, - led by Professor Michael Stonebraker, has been sponsored by the - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (<Acronym>DARPA</Acronym>), the - Army Research Office (<Acronym>ARO</Acronym>), the National Science - Foundation (<Acronym>NSF</Acronym>), and ESL, Inc. -</Para> - -<Para> -The first part of this manual -explains the <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> -approach to extensibility and describe how -users can extend <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> -by adding user-defined types, -operators, aggregates, and both query language and programming -language functions. - After a discussion of the <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> -rule system, we discuss -the trigger and SPI interfaces. - The manual concludes with a detailed description of -the programming interfaces and - support libraries for various languages. -</Para> - -<Para> - We assume proficiency with UNIX and C programming. -</Para> - -&info; - -¬ation; - -&y2k; - -&legal; - -</Chapter> + <chapter id="intro-pg"> + <title>Introduction</title> + + <para> + This document is the programmer's manual for the + <ulink url="http://postgresql.org/"><productname>PostgreSQL</productname></ulink> + database management system, originally developed at the University + of California at Berkeley. + + <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is based on + <ulink url="http://s2k-ftp.CS.Berkeley.EDU:8000/postgres/postgres.html"> + <productname>Postgres release 4.2</productname></ulink>. + The <productname>Postgres</productname> project, + led by Professor Michael Stonebraker, has been sponsored by the + Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (<acronym>DARPA</acronym>), the + Army Research Office (<acronym>ARO</acronym>), the National Science + Foundation (<acronym>NSF</acronym>), and ESL, Inc. + </para> + + <para> + The first part of this manual + explains the <productname>Postgres</productname> + approach to extensibility and describe how + users can extend <productname>Postgres</productname> + by adding user-defined types, + operators, aggregates, and both query language and programming + language functions. + After a discussion of the <productname>Postgres</productname> + rule system, we discuss + the trigger and SPI interfaces. + The manual concludes with a detailed description of + the programming interfaces and + support libraries for various languages. + </para> + + <para> + We assume proficiency with UNIX and C programming. + </para> + + &info; + ¬ation; + &y2k; + &legal; + + </chapter> + +<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file +Local variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-omittag:nil +sgml-shorttag:t +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-always-quote-attributes:t +sgml-indent-step:1 +sgml-indent-data:t +sgml-parent-document:nil +sgml-default-dtd-file:"./reference.ced" +sgml-exposed-tags:nil +sgml-local-catalogs:"/usr/lib/sgml/CATALOG" +sgml-local-ecat-files:nil +End: +--> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml index 5922288504e..3a3ba591877 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml @@ -1,84 +1,96 @@ -<Chapter Id="intro"> -<TITLE>Introduction</TITLE> - -<Para> - This document is the user manual for the - <Ulink url="http://postgresql.org/"><ProductName>PostgreSQL</ProductName></Ulink> - database management system, originally developed at the University - of California at Berkeley. - -<ProductName>PostgreSQL</ProductName> is based on - <Ulink url="http://s2k-ftp.CS.Berkeley.EDU:8000/postgres/postgres.html"> - <ProductName>Postgres release 4.2</ProductName></Ulink>. -The <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> project, - led by Professor Michael Stonebraker, was sponsored by the - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (<Acronym>DARPA</Acronym>), the - Army Research Office (<Acronym>ARO</Acronym>), the National Science - Foundation (<Acronym>NSF</Acronym>), and ESL, Inc. -</Para> - -<Sect1> -<Title> What is <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName>?</Title> - -<Para> - Traditional relational database management systems - (DBMSs) support a data model consisting of a collection - of named relations, containing attributes of a specific - type. In current commercial systems, possible types - include floating point numbers, integers, character - strings, money, and dates. It is commonly recognized - that this model is inadequate for future data - processing applications. - The relational model successfully replaced previous - models in part because of its "Spartan simplicity". - However, as mentioned, this simplicity often makes the - implementation of certain applications very difficult. - <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> offers substantial additional - power by incorporating the following four additional - basic concepts in such a way that users can easily - extend the system: - -<SimpleList> -<Member>classes</Member> -<Member>inheritance</Member> -<Member>types</Member> -<Member>functions</Member> -</SimpleList> -</Para> - -<Para> -Other features provide additional power and flexibility: - -<SimpleList> -<Member>constraints</Member> -<Member>triggers</Member> -<Member>rules</Member> -<Member>transaction integrity</Member> -</SimpleList> -</Para> - -<Para> -These features put <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> into the category of databases -referred to as <FirstTerm>object-relational</FirstTerm>. Note that this is distinct -from those referred to as <FirstTerm>object-oriented</FirstTerm>, which in general -are not as well suited to supporting the traditional relational database languages. -So, although <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> has some object-oriented features, -it is firmly in the relational database world. In fact, some commercial databases -have recently incorporated features pioneered by <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName>. -</Para> - -</Sect1> - -&history; - -&about; - -&info; - -¬ation; - -&y2k; - -&legal; - -</Chapter> + <chapter id="intro"> + <title>Introduction</title> + + <para> + This document is the user manual for the + <ulink url="http://postgresql.org/"><productname>PostgreSQL</productname></ulink> + database management system, originally developed at the University + of California at Berkeley. + + <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is based on + <ulink url="http://s2k-ftp.CS.Berkeley.EDU:8000/postgres/postgres.html"> + <productname>Postgres release 4.2</productname></ulink>. + The <productname>Postgres</productname> project, + led by Professor Michael Stonebraker, was sponsored by the + Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (<acronym>DARPA</acronym>), the + Army Research Office (<acronym>ARO</acronym>), the National Science + Foundation (<acronym>NSF</acronym>), and ESL, Inc. + </para> + + <sect1> + <title> What is <productname>Postgres</productname>?</title> + + <para> + Traditional relational database management systems + (DBMSs) support a data model consisting of a collection + of named relations, containing attributes of a specific + type. In current commercial systems, possible types + include floating point numbers, integers, character + strings, money, and dates. It is commonly recognized + that this model is inadequate for future data + processing applications. + The relational model successfully replaced previous + models in part because of its "Spartan simplicity". + However, as mentioned, this simplicity often makes the + implementation of certain applications very difficult. + <productname>Postgres</productname> offers substantial additional + power by incorporating the following four additional + basic concepts in such a way that users can easily + extend the system: + + <simplelist> + <member>classes</member> + <member>inheritance</member> + <member>types</member> + <member>functions</member> + </simplelist> + </para> + + <para> + Other features provide additional power and flexibility: + + <simplelist> + <member>constraints</member> + <member>triggers</member> + <member>rules</member> + <member>transaction integrity</member> + </simplelist> + </para> + + <para> + These features put <productname>Postgres</productname> into the category of databases + referred to as <firstterm>object-relational</firstterm>. Note that this is distinct + from those referred to as <firstterm>object-oriented</firstterm>, which in general + are not as well suited to supporting the traditional relational database languages. + So, although <productname>Postgres</productname> has some object-oriented features, + it is firmly in the relational database world. In fact, some commercial databases + have recently incorporated features pioneered by <productname>Postgres</productname>. + </para> + + </sect1> + + &history; + &about; + &info; + ¬ation; + &y2k; + &legal; + + </chapter> + +<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file +Local variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-omittag:nil +sgml-shorttag:t +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-always-quote-attributes:t +sgml-indent-step:1 +sgml-indent-data:t +sgml-parent-document:nil +sgml-default-dtd-file:"./reference.ced" +sgml-exposed-tags:nil +sgml-local-catalogs:"/usr/lib/sgml/CATALOG" +sgml-local-ecat-files:nil +End: +--> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/postgres.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/postgres.sgml index 01470c6f9e7..4e85530a79d 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/postgres.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/postgres.sgml @@ -1,11 +1,17 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/postgres.sgml,v 1.25 1999/05/27 15:49:08 thomas Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/postgres.sgml,v 1.26 1999/06/01 17:26:18 thomas Exp $ Postgres integrated documentation. Other subset docs should be copied and shrunk from here. thomas 1998-02-23 $Log: postgres.sgml,v $ +Revision 1.26 1999/06/01 17:26:18 thomas +Make sure that only one intro is included in the integrated doc. +Multiple intros cause trouble since they have some section elements + (e.g. "y2k.sgml") in common leading to duplicate labels. +Include emacs formatting hints in the intro*.sgml sources. + Revision 1.25 1999/05/27 15:49:08 thomas Markup fixes. Update for v6.5 release. @@ -293,7 +299,12 @@ Your name here... Installation and maintenance information. </Para> </PartIntro> +<!-- + Disable these extra intro chapters since some elements (e.g. y2k + statement) are included in the first intro.sgml and cause errors if + included twice. &intro-ag; +--> &ports; &config; &layout; @@ -315,7 +326,12 @@ Your name here... Information for extending <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName>. </Para> </PartIntro> +<!-- + Disable these extra intro chapters since some elements (e.g. y2k + statement) are included in the first intro.sgml and cause errors if + included twice. &intro-pg; +--> &arch-pg; &extend; &xfunc; |