Re: Patch: plan invalidation vs stored procedures - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joshua Drake
Subject Re: Patch: plan invalidation vs stored procedures
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Msg-id 20080819113242.7770e427@jd-laptop
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In response to Re: Patch: plan invalidation vs stored procedures  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: Patch: plan invalidation vs stored procedures  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Re: Patch: plan invalidation vs stored procedures  ("Kevin Grittner" <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>)
List pgsql-hackers
On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:29:52 -0400 (EDT)
Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:


> > Do I think it should be pushed back to 8.3.x; no. It is a feature. I
> > don't consider the existing behavior a bug. I consider it a
> > limitation and we don't back patch fixes for limitations. 
> 
> The bottom line here is that we don't have the time to explain or
> justify our backpatch policy every time someone shows up with a bug
> that needs to be fixed.

Is our backpatch policy documented? It does not appear to be in
developer FAQ.

Joshua D. Drake


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