Re: Moving src/backend/utils/misc/rbtree.c to src/backend/lib

On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 5:16 AM, Heikki Linnakangas
<hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com> wrote:
> Peter Geoghegan suggested [1] moving rbtree.c to src/backend/lib, which I
> think makes a lot of sense. Now that we have several other general purpose
> data structures in src/backend/lib (linked lists, a binary heap, and a
> pairing heap), rbtree.c would definitely be better placed in
> src/backend/lib, too.
>
> The usual objection to moving things is that it makes back-patching harder.
> It also might break third-party code that use it (since presumably we would
> also move the .h file). Nevertheless, I feel the advantages outweigh the
> disadvantages in this case.

I agree.

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