diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/path/joinutils.c b/src/backend/optimizer/path/joinutils.c
index 61fb755d8ba185f5c8cb3307bbfe97a028bd032c..b9b277d69f52e9c5ed7d2df40f216ce91bb1ab98 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/path/joinutils.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/path/joinutils.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/path/Attic/joinutils.c,v 1.18 1999/02/11 14:58:53 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/path/Attic/joinutils.c,v 1.19 1999/02/11 17:00:48 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ match_paths_joinkeys(List *joinkeys,
 	foreach(i, paths)
 	{
 		Path	   *path = (Path *) lfirst(i);
-		int			more_sort;
+		int			better_sort;
 		
 		key_match = every_func(joinkeys, path->pathkeys, which_subkey);
 
-		if (pathorder_match(ordering, path->pathorder, &more_sort) &&
-			more_sort == 0 &&
+		if (pathorder_match(ordering, path->pathorder, &better_sort) &&
+			better_sort == 0 &&
 			length(joinkeys) == length(path->pathkeys) && key_match)
 		{
 
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/util/keys.c b/src/backend/optimizer/util/keys.c
index 1177f6bbb209477f4195ac5c7cb62eb5be40784b..b82c807e7e0c465ae6f15847e4c0c7b0eadeed0c 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/util/keys.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/util/keys.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/util/Attic/keys.c,v 1.15 1999/02/11 04:08:42 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/util/Attic/keys.c,v 1.16 1999/02/11 17:00:48 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ extract_join_subkey(JoinKey *jk, int which_subkey)
  *
  */
 bool
-pathkeys_match(List *keys1, List *keys2, int *longer_key)
+pathkeys_match(List *keys1, List *keys2, int *better_key)
 {
 	List	   *key1,
 			   *key2,
@@ -134,17 +134,17 @@ pathkeys_match(List *keys1, List *keys2, int *longer_key)
 			 key1a = lnext(key1a), key2a = lnext(key2a))
 			if (!equal(lfirst(key1a), lfirst(key2a)))
 			{
-				*longer_key = 0;
+				*better_key = 0;
 				return false;
 			}
 		if (key1a != NIL && key2a == NIL)
 		{
-			*longer_key = 1;
+			*better_key = 1;
 			return true;
 		}
 		if (key1a == NIL && key2a != NIL)
 		{
-			*longer_key = 2;
+			*better_key = 2;
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -156,15 +156,15 @@ pathkeys_match(List *keys1, List *keys2, int *longer_key)
 	 */
 	if (key1 != NIL && key2 == NIL)
 	{
-		*longer_key = 1;
+		*better_key = 1;
 		return true;
 	}
 	if (key1 == NIL && key2 != NIL)
 	{
-		*longer_key = 2;
+		*better_key = 2;
 		return true;
 	}
-	*longer_key = 0;
+	*better_key = 0;
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/util/ordering.c b/src/backend/optimizer/util/ordering.c
index 8e5fb15baf24151f4aef52f432ae346dbdf5d864..412879e8c7e2205891dc85a52f9e36c399d3e512 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/util/ordering.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/util/ordering.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/util/Attic/ordering.c,v 1.12 1999/02/11 14:58:58 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/util/Attic/ordering.c,v 1.13 1999/02/11 17:00:48 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "optimizer/internal.h"
 #include "optimizer/ordering.h"
 
-static bool equal_sortops_order(Oid *ordering1, Oid *ordering2, int *more_sort);
+static bool equal_sortops_order(Oid *ordering1, Oid *ordering2, int *better_sort);
 
 /*
  * equal-path-ordering--
@@ -28,23 +28,23 @@ static bool equal_sortops_order(Oid *ordering1, Oid *ordering2, int *more_sort);
 bool
 pathorder_match(PathOrder *path_ordering1,
 				PathOrder *path_ordering2,
-				int *more_sort)
+				int *better_sort)
 {
 	
-	*more_sort = 0;
+	*better_sort = 0;
 
 	if (path_ordering1 == path_ordering2)
 		return true;
 	
 	if (!path_ordering2)
 	{
-		*more_sort = 1;
+		*better_sort = 1;
 		return true;
 	}
 
 	if (!path_ordering1)
 	{
-		*more_sort = 2;
+		*better_sort = 2;
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ pathorder_match(PathOrder *path_ordering1,
 	{
 		return equal_sortops_order(path_ordering1->ord.sortop,
 									path_ordering2->ord.sortop,
-									more_sort);
+									better_sort);
 	}
 	else if (path_ordering1->ordtype == MERGE_ORDER &&
 			 path_ordering2->ordtype == SORTOP_ORDER)
 	{
 		if (!path_ordering2->ord.sortop)
 		{
-			*more_sort = 1;
+			*better_sort = 1;
 			return true;
 		}
 		return path_ordering1->ord.merge->left_operator == path_ordering2->ord.sortop[0];
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pathorder_match(PathOrder *path_ordering1,
 	{
 		if (!path_ordering1->ord.sortop)
 		{
-			*more_sort = 2;
+			*better_sort = 2;
 			return true;
 		}
 		return path_ordering1->ord.sortop[0] == path_ordering2->ord.merge->left_operator;
@@ -127,24 +127,24 @@ equal_merge_ordering(MergeOrder *merge_ordering1,
  *	  Returns true iff the sort operators are in the same order.
  */
 static bool
-equal_sortops_order(Oid *ordering1, Oid *ordering2, int *more_sort)
+equal_sortops_order(Oid *ordering1, Oid *ordering2, int *better_sort)
 {
 	int			i = 0;
 
-	*more_sort = 0;
+	*better_sort = 0;
 	
 	if (ordering1 == ordering2)
 		return true;
 
 	if (!ordering2)
 	{
-		*more_sort = 1;
+		*better_sort = 1;
 		return true;
 	}
 	
 	if (!ordering1)
 	{
-		*more_sort = 2;
+		*better_sort = 2;
 		return true;
 	}
 	
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ equal_sortops_order(Oid *ordering1, Oid *ordering2, int *more_sort)
 
 	if (ordering1[i] != 0 && ordering2[i] == 0)
 	{
-		*more_sort = 1;
+		*better_sort = 1;
 		return true;
 	}
 	
 	if (ordering1[i] == 0 && ordering2[i] != 0)
 	{
-		*more_sort = 2;
+		*better_sort = 2;
 		return true;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/util/pathnode.c b/src/backend/optimizer/util/pathnode.c
index c86ab8a2aa02e6ecaf3efdfdd6b21575f73a823c..ed8576af64fe6fe920c34e37c5bb84a6e9dd438d 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/util/pathnode.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/util/pathnode.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/util/pathnode.c,v 1.27 1999/02/11 16:09:41 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/util/pathnode.c,v 1.28 1999/02/11 17:00:49 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -157,16 +157,16 @@ better_path(Path *new_path, List *unique_paths, bool *is_new)
 {
 	Path	   *path = (Path *) NULL;
 	List	   *temp = NIL;
-	int			longer_key;
-	int			more_sort;
+	int			better_key;
+	int			better_sort;
 	
 	foreach(temp, unique_paths)
 	{
 		path = (Path *) lfirst(temp);
 
 #ifdef OPTDUP_DEBUG
-		if (!pathkeys_match(new_path->pathkeys, path->pathkeys, &longer_key) ||
-		    longer_key != 0)
+		if (!pathkeys_match(new_path->pathkeys, path->pathkeys, &better_key) ||
+		    better_key != 0)
 		{
 			printf("oldpath\n");
 			pprint(path->pathkeys);
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ better_path(Path *new_path, List *unique_paths, bool *is_new)
 				length(lfirst(path->pathkeys)) < length(lfirst(new_path->pathkeys)))
 				sleep(0); /* set breakpoint here */
 		}
-		if (!pathorder_match(new_path->pathorder, path->pathorder, &more_sort))
+		if (!pathorder_match(new_path->pathorder, path->pathorder, &better_sort))
 		{
 			printf("oldord\n");
 			pprint(path->pathorder);
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ better_path(Path *new_path, List *unique_paths, bool *is_new)
 		}
 #endif
 
-		if (pathkeys_match(new_path->pathkeys, path->pathkeys, &longer_key))
+		if (pathkeys_match(new_path->pathkeys, path->pathkeys, &better_key))
 		{
-			if (pathorder_match(new_path->pathorder, path->pathorder, &more_sort))
+			if (pathorder_match(new_path->pathorder, path->pathorder, &better_sort))
 			{
 				/*
 				 * Replace pathkeys that match exactly, (1,2), (1,2).
@@ -198,12 +198,12 @@ better_path(Path *new_path, List *unique_paths, bool *is_new)
 				 * over unsorted keys in the same way.
 				 */
 								/* same keys, and new is cheaper, use it */
-			    if ((longer_key == 0 && more_sort == 0 &&
+			    if ((better_key == 0 && better_sort == 0 &&
 					new_path->path_cost <  path->path_cost) ||
 
 								/* new is better, and cheaper, use it */
-					((longer_key == 1 && more_sort != 2) ||
-					 (longer_key != 2 && more_sort == 1)) &&
+					((better_key == 1 && better_sort != 2) ||
+					 (better_key != 2 && better_sort == 1)) &&
 					 new_path->path_cost <= path->path_cost)
 				{
 					*is_new = false;
@@ -212,12 +212,12 @@ better_path(Path *new_path, List *unique_paths, bool *is_new)
 
 								/* same keys, new is more expensive, stop */
 			    else if
-					((longer_key == 0 && more_sort == 0 &&
+					((better_key == 0 && better_sort == 0 &&
 					 new_path->path_cost >= path->path_cost) ||
 
 								/* old is better, and less expensive, stop */
-					((longer_key == 2 && more_sort != 1) ||
-					 (longer_key != 1 && more_sort == 2)) &&
+					((better_key == 2 && better_sort != 1) ||
+					 (better_key != 1 && better_sort == 2)) &&
 					  new_path->path_cost >= path->path_cost)
 				{
 					*is_new = false;
diff --git a/src/include/optimizer/keys.h b/src/include/optimizer/keys.h
index a66fd2bc6bf7aec2c750cd8337435f741fde16a6..b1798b1c8cc1b6c21c92f06065728a2441b21f5b 100644
--- a/src/include/optimizer/keys.h
+++ b/src/include/optimizer/keys.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $Id: keys.h,v 1.10 1999/02/11 04:08:44 momjian Exp $
+ * $Id: keys.h,v 1.11 1999/02/11 17:00:49 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 extern bool match_indexkey_operand(int indexkey, Var *operand, RelOptInfo *rel);
 extern Var *extract_join_subkey(JoinKey *jk, int which_subkey);
-extern bool pathkeys_match(List *keys1, List *keys2, int *longer_key);
+extern bool pathkeys_match(List *keys1, List *keys2, int *better_key);
 extern List *collect_index_pathkeys(int *index_keys, List *tlist);
 
 #endif	 /* KEYS_H */
diff --git a/src/include/optimizer/ordering.h b/src/include/optimizer/ordering.h
index acade2bc2fc2ac7c98e699c372fa1c54495e8bdb..1ff2cdbc4fba7b08c8da5b859c16a694b8a5e8bc 100644
--- a/src/include/optimizer/ordering.h
+++ b/src/include/optimizer/ordering.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $Id: ordering.h,v 1.11 1999/02/11 14:59:09 momjian Exp $
+ * $Id: ordering.h,v 1.12 1999/02/11 17:00:49 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <nodes/relation.h>
 
 extern bool pathorder_match(PathOrder *path_ordering1,
-						 PathOrder *path_ordering2, int *more_sort);
+						 PathOrder *path_ordering2, int *better_sort);
 extern bool equal_path_merge_ordering(Oid *path_ordering,
 						  MergeOrder *merge_ordering);
 extern bool equal_merge_ordering(MergeOrder *merge_ordering1,