From: | Kevin Neufeld <kneufeld(at)refractions(dot)net> |
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To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: contrib catalogs |
Date: | 2008-07-24 15:13:04 |
Message-ID: | 48889C00.2000309@refractions.net |
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Really? I didn't know that ... guess I never tried. I'll have to do
some experimenting! Thanx Tom.
-- Kevin
Tom Lane wrote:
> Kevin Neufeld <kneufeld(at)refractions(dot)net> writes:
>> This might seem like a silly question, but what are the implications of
>> PostgreSQL allowing developers to create custom catalogs?
>
>> For example, PostgreSQL currently uses the pg_catalog schema to store
>> system catalogs / relations / functions / etc. Has thought gone into
>> extending the scope to allow contrib modules to create their own
>> catalogs (ie. a PostGIS catalog, cube, tsearch2, etc.)?
>
> A superuser can create whatever he wants in pg_catalog. Whether this
> is a good idea or will behave smoothly is a topic that has not been
> thought about, to my knowledge.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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