Re: modules

On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 02:23:31PM +0530, Tom Dunstan wrote:
> Right. Which is why some of us have been suggesting a model where all
> modules currently in contrib are installed by default, but not enabled
> until a database owner actually issues some sort of "Install module
> foo" or whatever it looks like.

Reading the message that starts this thread I note the problem is
underspecified. We have three properties of the provider:

a. You have superuser priveledges on your database
b. You have a shell where you can compile programs
c. Your provider has instlled the postgresql-contrib package

With either a&b or a&c you're home. However, without a you're stuffed.
What I want to know is: does the situation where you have only c but
not b or a happen often? Because that we *can* do something about. Or
are we dealing primarily with providers where you have none of the
above?

Have a nice day,
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