Re: Postgres 11 release notes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Postgres 11 release notes
Date
Msg-id 20180709143630.GA19710@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Postgres 11 release notes  (Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>)
Responses Re: Postgres 11 release notes  (David Fetter <david@fetter.org>)
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On Sun, Jul  8, 2018 at 10:28:15PM -0700, Andres Freund wrote:
> On 2018-07-09 14:18:14 +0900, Tatsuro Yamada wrote:
> > Hi Bruce,
> > 
> > > I expect a torrent of feedback.;-)
> > 
> > Could you add this fix to the release note because this change affects
> > an extension developer using the hook function.
> > It would be better to know the change by reading the release note, not compilation error.
> > 
> > <!--
> > 2017-01-11 [4d41b2e09] Add QueryEnvironment to ExplainOneQuery_hook's parameter list.
> > -->
> >        <para>
> >         Add QueryEnvironment to ExplainOneQuery_hook's parameter list
> >         (Tatsuro Yamada, Thomas Munro)
> >        </para>
> > 
> > Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/890e8dd9-c1c7-a422-6892-874f5eaee048@lab.ntt.co.jp
> > 
> > I guess "E.1.3.11. Source Code" or "E.1.3.12. Additional Modules" sections are
> > suitable for putting the message in the release note.
> 
> We adapt plenty of functions signatures without listing them
> individually in the release notes. I don't think randomly selecting one
> relatively uncommonly used hook is a good way to attack that.

Agreed.  Ideally we would have a wiki page that lists _all_ the hooks,
and what release they were added.

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