Re: pg_pltemplate entries for external PLs - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pg_pltemplate entries for external PLs
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Msg-id 20342.1230695419@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to pg_pltemplate entries for external PLs  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: pg_pltemplate entries for external PLs  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
> Are we going to add pg_pltemplate entries for external PLs for 8.4?  
> I mean new rows for PL/pgPSM, PL/LOLCODE, PL/php, that sort of stuff.

> I think we should.  In fact AFAIR we said we were going to, back when
> this catalog was invented.

That was part of the original concept for pg_pltemplate, but IIRC there
was push-back from some folks who thought it was a bad idea.  I don't
recall what their arguments were exactly; though there is a new issue
since 8.1 days, which is whether tmpldbacreate ought to be on or not
in such entries.
        regards, tom lane


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