Re: Oracle Style packages on postgres

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, rmm(at)sqlisor(dot)com, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Oracle Style packages on postgres
Date: 2005-05-10 01:56:53
Message-ID: 200505100156.j4A1ure05167@candle.pha.pa.us
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Josh Berkus wrote:
> B-
>
> > Just saying "we need Oracle packages" doesn't make it happen. ?I have
> > followed the discussion and I still don't have a clear idea of the exact
> > additions that people want, and without that, nothing is likely to
> > happen. ?I don't even have something for the TODO list at this point.
>
> That's what I'm trying to help define.
>
> I think that private variables and private functions need to be part of the
> definition.

OK, so it seems we need:

C static/private functions for schemas
C static/private variables for schemas

Are private variables implemented via the temporary per-session schema?

nested schemas

What does the standard say?

Is that it?

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