Re: pg_pltemplate entries for external PLs

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_pltemplate entries for external PLs
Date: 2008-12-31 03:50:19
Message-ID: 20342.1230695419@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> Are we going to add pg_pltemplate entries for external PLs for 8.4?
> I mean new rows for PL/pgPSM, PL/LOLCODE, PL/php, that sort of stuff.

> I think we should. In fact AFAIR we said we were going to, back when
> this catalog was invented.

That was part of the original concept for pg_pltemplate, but IIRC there
was push-back from some folks who thought it was a bad idea. I don't
recall what their arguments were exactly; though there is a new issue
since 8.1 days, which is whether tmpldbacreate ought to be on or not
in such entries.

regards, tom lane

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