Re: Three weeks left until feature freeze - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: Three weeks left until feature freeze
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Msg-id 44B6FBB0.4010800@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: Three weeks left until feature freeze  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: Three weeks left until feature freeze  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2006, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
>> Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>>>
>>> Second, its assuming that Thomas, or any other pl/java developer, 
>>> *isn't* going to watching for any changes to the API fairly closely, 
>>> considering they know it does happen, and, therefore, won't make a 
>>> change to their development code to accommodate that when the time 
>>> comes ...
>>>
>> As we have explained before, there really isn't an API in any 
>> meaningful sense. Thomas will undoubtedly be vigilant, but the real 
>> danger is that something non-obvious will change and break stuff.
>
> But, as Tom has already explained, *he's* not going to make changes 
> pl/java if its committed ... how many will even have java (or gcj) to 
> even test it to see if its broken?
>
Quite so. That's why buildfarm for pl/java will be important when I can 
get it done.

cheers

andrew


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