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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
index 9829d845b0..f9f8dc1ea7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml,v 1.35 2005/06/21 04:02:31 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml,v 1.36 2005/09/05 23:50:48 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -42,13 +42,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
programming language to a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database.
<application>createlang</application> can handle all the languages
supplied in the default <productname>PostgreSQL</> distribution, but
- not languages provided by other parties.
- </para>
- <para>
- Although backend programming languages can be added directly using
- several <acronym>SQL</acronym> commands, it is recommended to use
- <application>createlang</application> because it performs a number
- of checks and is much easier to use. See
+ not languages provided by other parties. See
<xref linkend="sql-createlanguage" endterm="sql-createlanguage-title">
for additional information.
</para>
@@ -66,8 +60,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<term><replaceable class="parameter">langname</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specifies the name of the procedural programming language to be
- defined.
+ Specifies the name of the procedural programming language to be
+ defined.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -77,7 +71,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<term><option><optional>--dbname</> <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable></></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specifies to which database the language should be added.
+ Specifies to which database the language should be added.
The default is to use the database with the same name as the
current system user.
</para>
@@ -104,17 +98,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>-L <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Specifies the directory in which the language interpreter is
- to be found. The directory is normally found automatically; this
- option is primarily for debugging purposes.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
</variablelist>
</para>
@@ -128,10 +111,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<term><option>--host <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable></></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specifies the host name of the machine on which the
- server
- is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used
- as the directory for the Unix domain socket.
+ Specifies the host name of the machine on which the
+ server
+ is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used
+ as the directory for the Unix domain socket.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -141,9 +124,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<term><option>--port <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file
- extension on which the server
- is listening for connections.
+ Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file
+ extension on which the server
+ is listening for connections.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>