Re: why two dashes in extension load files - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: why two dashes in extension load files
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Msg-id BA00C515-24AC-4EE7-8218-6BD39BCE9F5A@kineticode.com
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In response to Re: why two dashes in extension load files  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Feb 14, 2011, at 9:14 AM, Tom Lane wrote:

> Commas do not seem like an improvement to me at all --- they are widely
> used as list separators.

Fair enough.

> I guess the real question is what's Peter's concrete objection to the
> double-dash method?

Hey, I know, a double-dash between the extension name and first version, and -> between the first and second version:
   foo--1.2->1.4.sql

;-P

David



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