Re: Heap page diagnostic/test functions (v2)

This looks useful, but shouldn't it be part of /contrib/pgstattuple
rather than in the backend?

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Simon Riggs wrote:
> New functions to examine the contents of heap pages, as discussed
> recently on -hackers. These are fully integrated into backend.
>
> Designed to be extended for other page layouts/contents. (Heikki has
> some similar functions for index pages).
>
> Docs included, applies cleanly, tests good.
>
> I'll maintain this with immediate fixes/additions as we go up to 8.3 and
> beyond, to assist review process of various patches that alter page
> contents.
>
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> Simon Riggs
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