Re: plpython? (Was: Re: [GENERAL] Damn triggers and NEW)

2003-06-19 Thread Mike Mascari
elein wrote: > Thanks, Scott. > > I believe that was Kevin Jacobs in a message to pgsql-general > and I've sent him a message about being available for testing. It sure is a shame the Python folks just decided to punt instead of rolling up their sleeves and fixing the problem. Now a cascade of d

Re: plpython? (Was: Re: [GENERAL] Damn triggers and NEW)

2003-06-19 Thread elein
Thanks, Scott. I believe that was Kevin Jacobs in a message to pgsql-general and I've sent him a message about being available for testing. -elein On Thursday 19 June 2003 14:27, scott.marlowe wrote: > As I understand it, plpython currently relies on the rexec call / > interface to function, a

Re: plpython? (Was: Re: [GENERAL] Damn triggers and NEW)

2003-06-19 Thread elein
I just didn't want anyone to say "no one complained". That has been a reason some features were changed without a lot of notice in the past. It is important to understand who uses what. And I have offered to do as much as I can at this time. It is not as if I were whining about something and b

Re: plpython? (Was: Re: [GENERAL] Damn triggers and NEW)

2003-06-19 Thread Tom Lane
elein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I strongly protest the pulling of plpython. I seem to have missed the part of this where you volunteer to fix it. Complaining will not change anything; someone stepping up and doing the work will change things. regards, tom lane --

Re: plpython? (Was: Re: [GENERAL] Damn triggers and NEW)

2003-06-19 Thread scott.marlowe
As I understand it, plpython currently relies on the rexec call / interface to function, and that functionality is going away, so SOMEONE has to step up to the plate and change the way plpython is called in order to keep it. I do believe someone on hackers proferred an interest in doing this

Re: plpython? (Was: Re: [GENERAL] Damn triggers and NEW)

2003-06-19 Thread elein
I strongly protest the pulling of plpython. Make it untrusted if necessary, but don't pull it. The capabilities of plpython are much too valuable to trash. At this point I am available as a tester, but not as a developer for any changes to the interface. Drag me into the frey. I may also be fr