Re: [PATCH] We install pg_regress and isolationtester but not pg_isolation_regress

From: Aleksander Alekseev <aleksander(at)timescale(dot)com>
To: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>, Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Craig Ringer <craig(dot)ringer(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] We install pg_regress and isolationtester but not pg_isolation_regress
Date: 2021-04-28 09:44:45
Message-ID: CAJ7c6TOC_LpKd-4GFZ7J=mPtPgh7G8=PbBzHBhw0mAnQVu=UiQ@mail.gmail.com
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Hi hackers,

> Any opinions on backpatching?

> Other than src/test/modules/brin, the ISOLATION users don't look
> much like real extensions (rather than test scaffolding), either.

> Out of core, the only thing I can see with isolation tests is rum, but
> it uses a workaround to have an access to the necessary binaries.

I just wanted to let you know that TimescaleDB uses
pg_isolation_regress and occasionally there are reports from some
suffering/puzzled users/developers, e.g. [1]. Not 100% sure if it
makes investing the time into backpatching worth it. However if
someone could do it, it would be nice.

[1]: https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb/issues/1655

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Best regards,
Aleksander Alekseev

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