Re: Auto-timestamp generator (attached) - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Auto-timestamp generator (attached)
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Msg-id 15281.981682456@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Auto-timestamp generator (attached)  (Joseph Shraibman <jks@selectacast.net>)
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Joseph Shraibman <jks@selectacast.net> writes:
>> BTW, the recommended way to crank up plpgsql or other PL languages is
>> to use the 'createlang' script, which has a slightly better chance of
>> getting this sort of detail right.

> I got that piece of sql from someone on the sql list.  These things
> should be on:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/c4091.htm

> ... and the doc pages for PL/tcl and PL/perl.  I was having no idea why
> the examples weren't working because the documentation neglected to
> point out that I had to explicitly add the languages.

The 7.1 docs do mention that more prominently, see
  http://www.postgresql.org/devel-corner/docs/postgres/programmer-pl.htm
Peter Eisentraut has done a lot of good work on the docs over the last
few months...

            regards, tom lane

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