Re: Modifying and solidifying contrib

Are we doing this?

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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Hello,
>
> With all the recent discussion on contrib modules etc.. I would like to
> offer the following suggestion. I am willing to do a good portion of the
> work myself and I can get it done before feature freeze. I will need
> help with the global make file stuff however so that is one dependency.
>
> Add directory /modules
> Modules are compiled and installed by default but not enabled.
> Modules in 8.3 currently are:
> pgrowlocks
> pg_freespacemap (to be renameed pgfreespacemap to be consistent)
> pgstattuple
> pgcrypto
> xml2
> pgbuffercache
> initagg
>
> Requirements for /modules
> Must go through normal vetting process on -hackers
> Must include patches to core documentation in Docbook
> Must include test cases? I don't recall if we have regress for all
> contrib stuff.
>
> Keep directory contrib
> Contrib is not compiled or installed by default
> Contrib in 8.3 would be:
> start-scripts
> pgbench (which I think really should be a foundry project)
> vacuumlo (is this even required anymore?)
> adminpack
> btree_gist
> etc...
> Requirements for /contrib
> Must go through normal vetting process on -hackers
> Must includes README
> Must include test cases? Same questions for modules
>
>
> Thoughts, flames?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joshua D. Drake
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