Re: EOL for 8.2 (was Re: Formatting Curmudgeons WAS: MMAP Buffers) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: EOL for 8.2 (was Re: Formatting Curmudgeons WAS: MMAP Buffers)
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Msg-id 28138.1303407555@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: EOL for 8.2 (was Re: Formatting Curmudgeons WAS: MMAP Buffers)  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: EOL for 8.2 (was Re: Formatting Curmudgeons WAS: MMAP Buffers)  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
> Better that someone should just focus on whipping Robert's (or was it
> Greg's?) replace-the-missing-casts package into shape as an extension.

I think Peter originated that, actually.  My recollection is that there
didn't seem to be any way to extend it to a complete solution, and
besides which it's really a crutch to avoid fixing bugs in your
application.  Still, if someone does want to expend more work on it
I wouldn't object.
        regards, tom lane


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