| From: | Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> |
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| To: | Kurt Harriman <harriman(at)acm(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Marko Kreen <markokr(at)gmail(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: PostgreSQL project policy compendium |
| Date: | 2009-12-16 17:28:23 |
| Message-ID: | 4B2918B7.4080107@2ndquadrant.com |
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Kurt Harriman wrote:
> On 12/16/2009 7:10 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> the project policy is to not require any compiler features not found
> > in C89.
>
> Is there somewhere a compendium of such policies which
> fledgling hackers should consult to avoid embarrassment?
The list of suggestions at http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Developer_FAQ
and http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Submitting_a_Patch are what we've
got now. There's a number of us who try to record any interesting
discussion bits like this one into one of those, to shorten the future
learning curve for others.
--
Greg Smith 2ndQuadrant Baltimore, MD
PostgreSQL Training, Services and Support
greg(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com www.2ndQuadrant.com
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