Josh Berkus wrote:
Folks,
Hey, I can see a way for /contrib to become a lot better option for stuff-we're-not-sure-whether-to-include.
First, I *really* wish we'd call it something else. Contrib conveys "unsupported" to people. Maybe we should call it "modules" or something like that.
What if we could build contrib modules through a build-time switch for PostgreSQL? Like,
./configure --with-perl --with-dblink --with-newsysviews
This would seem a *lot* more user friendly to me, and easier on the package builders. What's the technical obstacle to it?
I honestly don't see that it buys a lot. (and the technical obstacle is that there's a maintenance cost, if nothing else).
Also, I think that /contrib modules should have documentation included in the main docs, probably as an appendix.
No, not as an appendix, please. Again, that gives the wrong impression. Let's add another main section on optional modules.
cheers
andrew
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