Re: [PATCHES] Custom variable class segmentation fault - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Zdenek Kotala
Subject Re: [PATCHES] Custom variable class segmentation fault
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Msg-id 44E1D32D.4010200@sun.com
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] Custom variable class segmentation fault  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: [PATCHES] Custom variable class segmentation fault
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Bruce, Andrew, Tom.

I little bit confuse now, what status of this patch is? I check your 
observation and I agree with them. But I don't where is "ball" now and 
what I can/must do now like author of this patch?
   Thanks for explanation    Zdenek


Bruce Momjian napsal(a):
> OK, with two people now concerned, patch reverted.
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>>
>> Tom Lane wrote:
>>> I've always found it easier to review uncommitted patches than committed
>>> ones anyway.  When you're playing catch-up by reviewing a committed
>>> patch, you have to deal with three states of the code rather than two
>>> (pre-patch, post-patch, your own mods).  That gets rapidly worse if the
>>> patch has been in there awhile and other changes go in on top of it.
>>> Plus, once other changes accumulate on top, it becomes extremely painful
>>> to revert if the conclusion is that the patch is completely broken.
>>> (A conclusion that I don't think is at all unlikely with respect to
>>> this patch.)
>>>
>>>     
>>>   
>> Easy or not this strikes me as good policy. And nothing is urgent quite 
>> yet - we still have another 18 days to the end of the month, which is 
>> the stated deadline for getting patches reviewed and committed.
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> andrew
>>
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