Re: Adding xreflable

On 2020-Jun-02, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> I can adjust things, but what logic are we following?  Before my patch,
> sepgsql had an xreflabel, and vacuumlo did not.  I would like to have a
> documented policy of where we should have xreflabels, and where not, and
> I can then adjust things to match.  I don't mind using <link> but it is
> confusing to be able to reference xreflabels in some places and be
> required to use link in others.

I think a possible rationale would be to *not* include xreflabel for
elements that get numbered (so references become, e.g., "see Section 32.5"),
and include them for those that don't -- so that they can be referenced
at all.

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