Re: contrib promotion? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: contrib promotion?
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Msg-id 200607141855.47846.peter_e@gmx.net
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In response to Re: contrib promotion?  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Responses Re: contrib promotion?  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >I don't see a strong need for moving pgcrypto into core, and there's
> > at least one argument against it: if someone needs a crypto-free
> > version of postgres for use someplace with benighted laws, they
> > would be screwed.
>
> Could that be handled with a configure option?

In such a jurisdiction you would possibly have to distribute rebuilt 
tarballs with all the source code removed.  The contrib option makes 
that much easier.

> Quite apart from anything else, it's important that we do get better
> docco on these modules.

I'm willing to help with DocBook options.  What do you have in mind?

-- 
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/


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