On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Tom Lane wrote:
> I had originally planned to spend the next week editing all the elog()
> calls in the backend to convert them to ereport() format where helpful,
> add SQLSTATE values, and update wording to match the style guidelines
> that were agreed to awhile back.
>
> However, it looks like the same reasons that were holding me back still
> apply: any wholesale editing will likely break unapplied patches, plus
> I'll have to go back through the code when those patches do get applied.
> With folk scrambling to get last-minute stuff done before feature
> freeze, these are not good side-effects.
>
> What I'd like to do instead is try to get the editing done during the
> interval between feature freeze and the start of beta (which we've
> already agreed is July 1 - July 15). I do not feel that this violates
> the spirit of "feature freeze", but does anyone want to object to that
> plan?
Based on the reasons given, it sounds like it would be more harmful not to
do it when things are supposed to be frozen ... no objections here ...
