Re: Auto-timestamp generator (attached)

Joseph Shraibman <jks(at)selectacast(dot)net> writes:
>> BTW, the recommended way to crank up plpgsql or other PL languages is
>> to use the 'createlang' script, which has a slightly better chance of
>> getting this sort of detail right.

> I got that piece of sql from someone on the sql list. These things
> should be on:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/c4091.htm

> ... and the doc pages for PL/tcl and PL/perl. I was having no idea why
> the examples weren't working because the documentation neglected to
> point out that I had to explicitly add the languages.

The 7.1 docs do mention that more prominently, see
http://www.postgresql.org/devel-corner/docs/postgres/programmer-pl.htm
Peter Eisentraut has done a lot of good work on the docs over the last
few months...

regards, tom lane