Re: why two dashes in extension load files

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: why two dashes in extension load files
Date: 2011-02-14 15:13:17
Message-ID: 19963.1297696397@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Why do the extension load files need two dashes, like xml2--1.0.sql?
> Why isn't one enough?

Because we'd have to forbid dashes in extension name and version
strings. This was judged to be a less annoying solution. See
yesterday's discussion.

regards, tom lane

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