Re: PostgreSQL network discovery

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Gevik Babakhani" <pgdev(at)xs4all(dot)nl>
Cc: "'Alvaro Herrera'" <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, "'PGSQL Hackers'" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL network discovery
Date: 2008-10-29 20:43:06
Message-ID: 23335.1225312986@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Gevik Babakhani" <pgdev(at)xs4all(dot)nl> writes:
> I asked this question because I have a situation where a service like this
> would be very useful. If such a functionality would be accepted by the core
> team, I am willing to work on it.

The existing code uses APIs that Apple has deprecated, so it's going to
need to be fixed sooner or later. The issue isn't whether to fix it,
it's how to not introduce any unwanted dependencies (like threading...)

regards, tom lane

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