Re: [BUGS] *.sql contrib files contain unresolvable MODULE_PATHNAME

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan(at)kaltenbrunner(dot)cc>, PostgreSQL <Pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [BUGS] *.sql contrib files contain unresolvable MODULE_PATHNAME
Date: 2011-10-12 18:52:54
Message-ID: 20948.1318445574@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
> On 10/12/2011 02:21 PM, Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> I guess the failure scenario is if someone has an extension from 9.1.2
>> and tries to load it into 9.1.1 or earlier, in which case they will
>> get a syntax error or somehing when trying to run the CREATE EXTENSION
>> command, right? I doubt that's something worth dealing with - it's a
>> lot less likely to happen.

> As long as we are going to apply it for 9.1 and not wait for 9.2 I don't
> think there will be much problem. I think this is one of the rare cases
> where we should apply a change to the stable release.

By 9.2 doing this would be rather pointless, likely. Also, the earlier
we get it in the easier it will be for third-party devs to rely on it
working.

regards, tom lane

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