diff --git a/doc/FAQ_DEV b/doc/FAQ_DEV index d9ce6b59cb..a0a6b1cab3 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ_DEV +++ b/doc/FAQ_DEV @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Tue Apr 16 22:10:03 EDT 2002 + Last updated: Wed Apr 17 00:59:45 EDT 2002 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ 1.9) Why don't we use threads in the backend? 1.10) How are RPM's packaged? 1.11) How are CVS branches handled? + 1.12) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards? Technical Questions @@ -478,6 +479,18 @@ tree right away after a major release --- we wait for a dot-release or two, so that we won't have to double-patch the first wave of fixes. + 1.12) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards? + + There are two pertinent standards, SQL92 and SQL99. These standards + are endorsed by ANSI and ISO. A draft of the SQL92 standard is + available at http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~shadow/. The SQL99 + standard must be purchased from ANSI at http://www.ansi.org/. The main + standards document is ANSI/ISO/IEC 9075-2-1999. + + A summary of these standards is at + http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/en/lokal/standards.pdf and + http://db.konkuk.ac.kr/present/SQL3.pdf. + Technical Questions 2.1) How do I efficiently access information in tables from the backend code? diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html index 31d1145477..02f2abb5fe 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@

Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

-

Last updated: Tue Apr 16 22:10:03 EDT 2002

+

Last updated: Wed Apr 17 00:59:45 EDT 2002

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ 1.9) Why don't we use threads in the backend?
1.10) How are RPM's packaged?
1.11) How are CVS branches handled?
+ 1.12) Where can I get a copy of the SQL + standards?

Technical Questions

@@ -570,6 +572,24 @@ dot-release or two, so that we won't have to double-patch the first wave of fixes.

+

1.12) Where can I get a copy of the SQL + standards?

+ +

There are two pertinent standards, SQL92 and SQL99. These + standards are endorsed by ANSI and ISO. A draft of the SQL92 + standard is available at + http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~shadow/. The SQL99 standard + must be purchased from ANSI at http://www.ansi.org/. The main + standards document is ANSI/ISO/IEC 9075-2-1999.

+ +

A summary of these standards is at + http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/en/lokal/standards.pdf and + http://db.konkuk.ac.kr/present/SQL3.pdf.

+

Technical Questions