We're still a couple months away from cutting the REL_19_STABLE
branch, but I was contemplating that just now, and it occurred to me
to wonder whether we still need gen_node_support.pl's single-purpose
ABI check (cf commit eea9fa9b2) now that we have buildfarm animals
running general-purpose ABI stability checks.
On the one hand, there's much to be said for belt-and-suspenders-too
safety checks. On the other hand, updating gen_node_support.pl is
an extra manual step while creating a branch, so it's easy to forget
or get wrong. It's also not very clear why this particular sort
of ABI break in a stable branch is any worse than other hazards.
I'm not really set either way, but my first thought is to drop
the special mechanism.
regards, tom lane
