Re: Where is PLbash ?? - Mailing list pgsql-interfaces

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Where is PLbash ??
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Msg-id 9382.1025027561@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Where is PLbash ??  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Peter, can we add PL/sh into CVS for 7.3?

I'm kind of against adding PL/sh to CVS, ever; and I believe Peter is
too, else he'd have done it already.

I know you will say that PL/sh is not any more dangerous than the
untrusted versions of plperl and pltcl, but there is a difference.
PL/sh has *no reason to exist* other than to implement
non-transaction-safe outside-the-database behavior; there is no safe
behavior for which it is the preferred tool.  I think making it easily
available is a bad idea, because people *will* shoot themselves in the
foot with it.
        regards, tom lane




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