Re: genomic locus

> On Dec 15, 2017, at 4:50 PM, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> If you wish to fix seg in some way, you could always
> patch them. But I am not sure what you are trying to fix, so more
> details would be welcome.

I was contemplating how much functionality I could borrow from seg to build another interval type and what unforeseen hurdles would emerge while I was digging into it. It turned out to be less straightforward than I thought.

>> I have seen a lot of bit rot in other extensions (never contributed) that I
>> have not maintained since 2009 and I now I am unable to fix some of them, so
>> I wonder how much of old knowledge is still applicable. In other words, is
>> what I see in new code just a change of macros or the change of principles?
>
> APIs in Postgres are usually stable. You should be able to update your
> own extensions. If you want to discuss about a couple of things in
> particular, don't hesitate!

Thank you Michael. I will summarize the problems I have already encountered in a later reply to this thread.

I do find the API to be unchanged, but I get the sense that some macros are new. Maybe it’s just my bad memory. Overall, I am pleased with a much better automation of extension building and testing.

—Gene