From: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 13:06:24 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: doc: Reword ALTER TABLE ATTACH restriction on NO INHERIT constraints
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doc: Reword ALTER TABLE ATTACH restriction on NO INHERIT constraints

The previous wording is easy to read incorrectly; this change makes it
simpler, less ambiguous, and less prominent.

Backpatch to all live branches.

Reviewed-by: Amit Langote <amitlangote09@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/202411051201.zody6mld7vkw@alvherre.pgsql
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
index 39df9d374fb..882e15f04ca 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
@@ -901,15 +901,12 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
       target table.  The table to be attached must have all the same columns
       as the target table and no more; moreover, the column types must also
       match.  Also, it must have all the <literal>NOT NULL</literal> and
-      <literal>CHECK</literal> constraints of the target table.  Currently
+      <literal>CHECK</literal> constraints of the target table, not marked
+      <literal>NO INHERIT</literal>.  Currently
       <literal>FOREIGN KEY</literal> constraints are not considered.
       <literal>UNIQUE</literal> and <literal>PRIMARY KEY</literal> constraints
       from the parent table will be created in the partition, if they don't
       already exist.
-      If any of the <literal>CHECK</literal> constraints of the table being
-      attached are marked <literal>NO INHERIT</literal>, the command will fail;
-      such constraints must be recreated without the
-      <literal>NO INHERIT</literal> clause.
      </para>
 
      <para>