From: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
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To: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | Ian Lawrence Barwick <barwick(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-docs <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Contrib module "xml2" status |
Date: | 2013-02-21 17:56:15 |
Message-ID: | CABUevEyPUp6aP2svQmvCUHBN=_2pqA+JobrdLqWCHHj1+fbwkg@mail.gmail.com |
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On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Ian Lawrence Barwick
> <barwick(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> I'm not sure if this is a documentation or hackers issue, but the
>> documentation page for contrib module "xml2" refers to PostgreSQL 8.4 in the
>> future tense:
>>
>> "It is planned that this module will be removed in PostgreSQL 8.4 in
>> favor of the newer standard API"
>>
>> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/xml2.html
>>
>> Are there any plans to remove this module by a forseeable date?
>
> Nope. I have repeatedly been voted down on removing it, and I've also
> been repeatedly voted down on removing the deprecation text. Could we
> at least agree on changing the deprecation text to say "This module is
> deprecated and may be removed in a future release"?
Not reopening the actual discussion about rmeoving it, but assuming
we're not, strong +1 on changing the deprecation message. And don't
forget to backpatch the change so it shows up in the old versions of
the docs as well.
--
Magnus Hagander
Me: http://www.hagander.net/
Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
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