Re: [HACKERS] Reference Guide

>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm writing Reference Manual pages and I have some questions about...
> >
> > create rule:
> >
> >       The man page says ...
> >
> >            "The current rule system implementation is very brittle and
> >             is unstable.  Users are discouraged from  using  rules  at
> >             this time."
> >
> >       My question are:
> >             Is this command a PostgreSQL deprecated feature ?
> >             Sould I skip it ?
> >             Does it works ?
>
> The rule system is a key feature of PostgreSQL. It should not be deprecated,
> if it doesn't work, it should be fixed.

It does work, but has some limitations in using rules for
UPDATE/DELETE/INSERT.  We need to prevent the ones that are problems.  I
am removing the warning from the manual page.

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