Update MERGE:

bmomjian · bmomjian · commit 698ee9c3e79c · 2005-11-15T23:08:24.000Z
&gt;
&gt;   To implement this cleanly requires that the table have a unique index
&gt;   so duplicate checking can be easily performed.
&gt;
diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 ====================
 Current maintainer:	Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
-Last updated:		Thu Oct 27 10:15:56 EDT 2005
+Last updated:		Tue Nov 15 18:08:23 EST 2005
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ SQL Commands
 * Add a GUC variable to warn about non-standard SQL usage in queries
 * Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules,
   triggers?)
+
+  To implement this cleanly requires that the table have a unique index
+  so duplicate checking can be easily performed.
+
 * Add NOVICE output level for helpful messages like automatic sequence/index
   creation
 * %Add COMMENT ON for all cluster global objects (roles, databases
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#FF0000" vlink="#A00000" alink="#0000FF">
 <h1><a name="section_1">PostgreSQL TODO List</a></h1>
 <p>Current maintainer:     Bruce Momjian (<a href="mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</a>)<br/>
-Last updated:           Thu Oct 27 10:15:56 EDT 2005
+Last updated:           Tue Nov 15 18:08:23 EST 2005
 </p>
 <p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/>
 <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>.
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ <h1><a name="section_8">SQL Commands</a></h1>
   </li><li>Add a GUC variable to warn about non-standard SQL usage in queries
   </li><li>Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules,
   triggers?)
+<p>  To implement this cleanly requires that the table have a unique index
+  so duplicate checking can be easily performed.
+</p>
   </li><li>Add NOVICE output level for helpful messages like automatic sequence/index
   creation
   </li><li>%Add COMMENT ON for all cluster global objects (roles, databases
