Thread: Creating new system catalog

Does there exist a checklist for adding a new global system catalog table to
PostgreSQL?

Try:

src/backend/catalog/README

Chris

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> Does there exist a checklist for adding a new global system 
> catalog table to
> PostgreSQL?
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"Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au> writes:
> Try:
> src/backend/catalog/README
>> 
>> Does there exist a checklist for adding a new global system 
>> catalog table to PostgreSQL?

It's not much of a checklist.  You could try looking at Rod Taylor's
recent pg_depend patches (I think he's done one with a bootstrapped
catalog and one without).

But a more interesting question is what you're doing that you think
needs a new catalog.  As a general rule I'd say that you'd be best
off consulting the hackers list before embarking on such a project,
not after...
        regards, tom lane