| From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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| To: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Cc: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Subject: | Re: contrib promotion? |
| Date: | 2006-07-14 16:55:47 |
| Message-ID: | 200607141855.47846.peter_e@gmx.net |
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >I don't see a strong need for moving pgcrypto into core, and there's
> > at least one argument against it: if someone needs a crypto-free
> > version of postgres for use someplace with benighted laws, they
> > would be screwed.
>
> Could that be handled with a configure option?
In such a jurisdiction you would possibly have to distribute rebuilt
tarballs with all the source code removed. The contrib option makes
that much easier.
> Quite apart from anything else, it's important that we do get better
> docco on these modules.
I'm willing to help with DocBook options. What do you have in mind?
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Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
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