Re: [PATCH] Add XMLEXISTS function from the SQL/XML standard

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Mike Fowler <mike(at)mlfowler(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Erik Rijkers <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add XMLEXISTS function from the SQL/XML standard
Date: 2010-05-28 01:09:46
Message-ID: 201005280109.o4S19k826814@momjian.us
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Mike Fowler wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> >
> >> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Mike Fowler <mike(at)mlfowler(dot)com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>> We're unlikely to accept this patch if it changes the minimum version
> >>>> of libxml2 required to compile PostgreSQL
> >>>>
> >>> Why? 2.6.27 is almost 4 years old.
> >> At a minimum, I think it's fair to say that the burden is on you to
> >> justify what it's worth bumping the version number.
> >>
> >
> > Yes. Increasing the minimum required version of some library is a Big
> > Deal, we don't do it on a whim. And we definitely don't do it just
> > because it's old.
> >
> > regards, tom lane
> >
> >
>
> OK, I consider myself suitably educated/chastised. I now understand why
> a version bump is such a big deal. Your objections are all reasonable, I
> suppose I'm just used to living on the bleeding edge of everything.
> Consequently I have changed the code to produce the same result in a
> different way without using the new function. I've down-graded my
> version to 2.6.26 and it all compiles cleanly. Please find attached my
> revised patch, and thanks all for your advise.

FYI, it is often good to add a comment in the C code about why you
didn't use the new XML function so if the issue comes up again, we know
why, and in 10 years, we can use it. ;-)

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