Re: GSL (GNU Scientific library, numerical routines) interface

> Hi all,
> I've just started to write an interface to some part (it's huge)
> of GSL as C user written functions, in form of a contrib
> module. It's only the first (very small :-)) release,
> and since it's a rather big work, I'd like to know if
> someone other is interested in helping me.
>
> Following the FAQ (5.2) suggestion, I've attached
> a .tgz file to be expanded into the contrib directory.
> It compiles cleanly with my v7.1.3 on GNU/Linux (RH7.2).
>
> My question: is this the right manner to contribute modules ???
> So I can keep up posting to this list my updates (I've written
> a couple of other modules, a libCurl interface and a nettle
> (a crypto library) interface: I can post to the list them, too).

The hackers list is best for discussion. I would send the patches to
the patches list. These are in the perfect format for inclusion into
PostgreSQL. The only question is whether they are of general interest
enough to add to our /contrib tree, or whether these would be better on
a separate web site like gborg.postgresql.org.

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