Re: [PATCHES] updated hash functions for postgresql v1 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Hannu Krosing
Subject Re: [PATCHES] updated hash functions for postgresql v1
Date
Msg-id 1256835541.13214.94.camel@hvost1700
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] updated hash functions for postgresql v1  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Thu, 2009-10-29 at 09:32 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Hannu Krosing <hannu@2ndQuadrant.com> writes:
> > Or maybe we could just extract the hashes form some version of stock
> > postgresql (say 8.3) and then make those available in contrib under the
> > name "stable_hashes" ?
> 
> A better name would be "wishful_thinking" ... contrib does not have
> control over some of the main risk factors, such as changes to the
> internal representation of datatypes.

My understanding was, that contrib is actually the only possibility to
have something maintained in sync with core postgreSQL.

>             regards, tom lane
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