Re: proposal for PL packages for 8.3.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Pavel Stehule" <pavel(dot)stehule(at)hotmail(dot)com>
Cc: dev(at)archonet(dot)com, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: proposal for PL packages for 8.3.
Date: 2006-08-07 12:30:54
Message-ID: 19402.1154953854@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Pavel Stehule" <pavel(dot)stehule(at)hotmail(dot)com> writes:
>> Are you saying that the package would effectively *be* a schema from the
>> outside. That is, if I have package "foo" then I can't also have a schema
>> "foo"?

> Yes, because I don't need duplicity in function's names.

What if the package needs some tables associated with it? I think you
need to think harder about the relationship of packages and schemas.
I don't necessarily object to merging the concepts like this, but
the implications look a bit messy at first sight.

regards, tom lane

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