Hello,
With all the recent discussion on contrib modules etc.. I would like to
offer the following suggestion. I am willing to do a good portion of the
work myself and I can get it done before feature freeze. I will need
help with the global make file stuff however so that is one dependency.
Add directory /modules
Modules are compiled and installed by default but not enabled.
Modules in 8.3 currently are: pgrowlocks pg_freespacemap (to be renameed pgfreespacemap to be consistent)
pgstattuple pgcrypto xml2 pgbuffercache initagg
Requirements for /modules Must go through normal vetting process on -hackers Must include patches to core
documentationin Docbook Must include test cases? I don't recall if we have regress for all contrib stuff.
Keep directory contrib
Contrib is not compiled or installed by default
Contrib in 8.3 would be: start-scripts pgbench (which I think really should be a foundry project) vacuumlo (is this
evenrequired anymore?) adminpack btree_gist etc...
Requirements for /contrib Must go through normal vetting process on -hackers Must includes README Must include test
cases?Same questions for modules
Thoughts, flames?
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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