Re: Skytools committed without hackers discussion/review - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Shane Ambler
Subject Re: Skytools committed without hackers discussion/review
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Msg-id 470CE064.4080700@Sheeky.Biz
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In response to Re: Skytools committed without hackers discussion/review  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
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Magnus Hagander wrote:

> If it is this irreplacable killer feature, it should *not* be in contrib.
> It should be in the core backend, and we should be discussing if we can
> bend the rules for that. This is the proper forum for discussing that, so
> let's bring that question to the table.

+1 there, I don't think it should go into contrib just cause it was a 
late entry. It really seems to be a matter of whether it gets into 8.3 
or 8.4

> Our beta-1 is already fairly broken (the locale stuff on our most
> downloaded platform), so perhaps we should pull that one back, put this
> stuff in the backend, and try to get a beta2 out ASAP?
> 

The question there is how long will it take to reach a decision of where 
the patch belongs? (8.3 8.4 or contrib)

> Putting it in contrib "just because we were too late to put it in the
> backend, but it is reallyi really important for our users" just doesn't
> make sense.
> 
+1



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