Re: [PATCH] Store Extension Options

2013/12/31 Fabrízio de Royes Mello <fabriziomello(at)gmail(dot)com>

>
> On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > I am looking on this patch
> >
> > ALTER TABLE foo SET (ext.somext.do_replicate=true);
> >
> > Why is there fixed prefix "ext" ?
> >
> > This feature is similar to attaching setting to function
> >
> > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ... SET var = ...;
> >
> > We can use someprefix.someguc without problems there.
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> We use the prefix "ext" (aka namespace) to distinguish these options which
> are related to "extensions".
>
> Have you seen the previous thread [1] ?
>

yes, but I don't understand why it is necessary? I use a analogy with
custom GUC - and there we don't use similar prefix. Only any prefix is
required - and it can contain a dot.

Regards

Pavel

>
> Regards,
>
> [1]
> http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAFcNs+rqCq1H5eXW-cvdti6T-xo2STEkhjREx=OdmAkK5tiOOw@mail.gmail.com
>
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