Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org> writes:
> Doesn't this make it hard for distributions to package up a language in a
> rpm (or some other system) and have it just work?
No, it makes it easier. Particularly when you think about altering the
implementation details of that language across successive PG versions.
> If the per language info was simply stored in a file then this file
> can be included in a package and you can install a new language in a
> simple way.
That's not any easier from a packager's viewpoint than patching an
appropriate entry into the standard contents of pg_pltemplate.
regards, tom lane