Re: Bugfix and new feature for PGXS

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: cedric(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Bugfix and new feature for PGXS
Date: 2013-10-11 02:59:43
Message-ID: 5257699F.2070702@dunslane.net
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On 10/10/2013 09:37 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-10-07 at 22:00 -0400, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>> The code has been sitting in HEAD for several months, and I
>> committed on the back branches because it was wanted.
> New features normally go through a full development cycle including
> extensive beta testing, especially when they contain changes to external
> interfaces. The fact that the patch author wanted his feature released
> immediately (of course) doesn't warrant a free pass in this case, IMO.
>
>
>

Perhaps you should have stated your objection when this was being
discussed, and saved me some time.

I frankly think we can be a bit more tolerant about build system
features than we would be about the actual software it builds.

cheers

andrew

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