Re: beginning hackers - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: beginning hackers
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Msg-id 20050822215849.GC1894@surnet.cl
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In response to Re: beginning hackers  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
List pgsql-hackers
On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 05:31:04PM -0400, Andrew Dunstan wrote:

> A couple of nice visible projects on the TODO list that might be 
> suitable for beginners:
> 
> . Add "include file" functionality in postgresql.conf
> . Remove Money type, add money formatting for decimal type

Actually they are both bad projects.  The "include file" patch was
submitted by the @mohawksoft guy whose name I can't remember; it was
rejected with good reasons.  The money type was proposed for removal
some time ago, and the author also asked not to.

> But actually, the best place to start is possibly doing cleanups.
> 
> For example, gcc version 4 generates LOTS of compiler warnings. They 
> need clearing up.

Yeah, please do.

-- 
Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]alvh.no-ip.org>)
"Es filósofo el que disfruta con los enigmas" (G. Coli)


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