Re: contrib catalogs

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Kevin Neufeld <kneufeld(at)refractions(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: contrib catalogs
Date: 2008-07-24 05:56:14
Message-ID: 20278.1216878974@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Kevin Neufeld <kneufeld(at)refractions(dot)net> writes:
> This might seem like a silly question, but what are the implications of
> PostgreSQL allowing developers to create custom catalogs?

> For example, PostgreSQL currently uses the pg_catalog schema to store
> system catalogs / relations / functions / etc. Has thought gone into
> extending the scope to allow contrib modules to create their own
> catalogs (ie. a PostGIS catalog, cube, tsearch2, etc.)?

A superuser can create whatever he wants in pg_catalog. Whether this
is a good idea or will behave smoothly is a topic that has not been
thought about, to my knowledge.

regards, tom lane

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